Lot 143: Joseph Tudor (d.1759) A PROSPECT OF THE CITY OF

Joseph Tudor (d.1759) A PROSPECT OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN, FROM THE MAGAZINE HILL IN HIS MAJESTY'S PHOENIX PARK inscribed in the plate in upper and lower margins handcoloured copperplate engraving (unframed) 25 by 41cm., 10 by 16in> Provenance: Arthur Ackermann and Son, Chicago; Gift from Douglas Hamilton to the poet James Stephens in memory of his visit to Chicago, 1925; Private collection Literature: Elmes and Hewson, Catalogue of Irish Topographical Prints and Original Drawings, Malton Press, Dublin, 1975, no. 377, p. 19 Engraved by T. Mason, 1753. This rare impression, published by Laurie and Whittle, 55 Fleet Street, London, is not listed in Elmes and Hewson. Interestingly it is larger than any other known impressions of this view. Image size: 8.75 by 15in.; plate mark: 10 by 16in. Original Ackermann label included with the lot>