The works of Sir Christopher Wren

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Christopher Wren, D.D.D., Carolus Robertus Cockerell. Dum præclare opifex tua quae manus una creavit compono en facta est altera Roma tibi.

The principal works only of Sir Chr. Wren are given in this plate, but the number of them altogether (never yet collected) probably exceeds 100. The Parentalia cites 53 churches built by him in London alone & a synopsis of his public works published in 1724, cites 63 buildings.

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RICHARDSON, William after COCKERELL, C[harles] R[obert]
Edinburgh,
Published by Alexr. Hill, publisher to the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Princes Street,
1841
Engraving.
Image: 415 by 564mm (16.25 by 22.25 inches). Sheet: 590 by 648mm (23.25 by 25.5 inches).
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A striking montage of the works of Sir Christopher Wren.

The image is dominated by Wren's greatest achievement, St Paul's Cathedral. The work features not only the great completed works such as the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, Temple Bar, the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, and Monument, but also unfinished masterpieces such as Winchester Palace. Intended as a mini-Versailles, the project ran into financial problems and the work was never completed. The print was...

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BM 1879,0308.7; National Art Collections Fund, annual report, 2006, p.109.