Saint Paul's from the South Showing the Spire (Ecclesiae Paulinae Prospectus...) (from William Dugdale, "The History of St. Paul's Catherdral in London," 1658)

Wenceslaus Hollar|Sir William Dugdale

1657 · Etching; first state of two · Drawings and Prints

St. Paul's cathedral seen from the south with the spire atop the crossing tower, as it was before being struck by lightning and burned in 1561. This first state was issued in William Dugdale's "History of St. Paul's Cathedral", 1658. A second state later appeared in Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum, vol. III, 1673.

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar|Sir William Dugdale

Date

1657

Medium

Etching; first state of two

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Leo Steinberg, 1991