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Images about Rotundas

76 images from works
  • Oxford: the Radcliffe Camera, the interior of the library. Line engraving by J. Skelton after C. Wild.
  • City of Oxford: cityscape view. Etching by H. Toussaint.
  • Temple of Jupiter, Spalato [Split]: interior. Engraving by D. Cunego.
  • Radcliffe Camera, Oxford: interior of the library showing study areas. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck, 1813, after F. Mackenzie.
  • Scarborough Museum and Cliff Bridge, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Engraving by C.J. Smith.
  • Anatomy Amphitheatre, Paris. Line engraving by Thomas.
  • Brasenose College, Oxford: quadrangle, with St. Mary's Church and the Radcliffe Camera behind. Line engraving by J. Basire after J.M.W. Turner.
  • Temple of Vesta or Fortuna Virilis, Rome. Engraving.
  • Church and Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome: panoramic views. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1750, after G.B. Piranesi.
  • St Bernard's Well, Edinburgh, Scotland. Coloured line engraving by W. Poole.
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Works from the collections

76 works

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    Radcliffe Library, Oxford: interior showing scholars and classical statues. Line engraving by J. Le Keux after F. Mackenzie.

    Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 1788-1854. | Reference: 21015i
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    The Montpellier Rotunda, Cheltenham: interior. Line engraving by J. Radford, 1830, after T.H. Moody.

    Moody, T. H. | Date: 18 October 1830 | Reference: 16637i
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    Scarborough Museum and Cliff Bridge, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Engraving by C.J. Smith.

    Smith, Charles John, 1803-1838. | Reference: 22774i
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    Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris: as seen from the river. Line engraving by Perelle.

    Perelle, Adam, 1638-1695. | Reference: 21737i
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    Sorbonne, Paris: from the corner of the square. Etching.

    | Reference: 22022i
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University of Oxford
Paris
Libraries
City churches
Hospitals
Radcliffe Camera (Oxford, England)
Scholars
Statues

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