Monmouth House, Soho Square. Built by the unfortunate James Duke of Monmouth, who was beheaded on Town Hill, July 15, 1685 after receiving five strokes of the axe. The house was purchased by the late Lord Bateman, was let by the present Lord, to Count de Guerchy, French ambassador, and was taken down 1773 and on the site Bateman's Buildings now stand. Published June 11, 1792 by N. Smith Gt. Mays Buildings, 1791 January 11
- Call Number:
- MSS 10
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- Monmouth House, Soho Square. Built by the unfortunate James Duke of Monmouth, who was beheaded on Town Hill, July 15, 1685 after receiving five strokes of the axe. The house was purchased by the late Lord Bateman, was let by the present Lord, to Count de Guerchy, French ambassador, and was taken down 1773 and on the site Bateman's Buildings now stand. Published June 11, 1792 by N. Smith Gt. Mays Buildings.
- Date:
- 1791 January 11
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Part of Collection:
- 1-29
- Provenance:
- Paul Mellon Fund, June 2006.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- View of Monmouth House.
- Physical Description:
- engraving ; 25.5 x 20 cm.
- Genre:
- Engravings (prints), Correspondence , Portraits, Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance), and Letters
- Subject Terms:
- ArtistsCollectors and collectingSculptorsSculptureWills
- Associated Places:
- Great Britain
- Associated People/Groups:
- Blake, William, 1757-1827British MuseumNollekens, Joseph, 1737-1823Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833Upcott, William, 1779-1845
- Finding Aid Title:
- Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/3.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/492
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/492?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1