A bath-house, or bagnio, near the river Thames, London: view towards the east. Halftone.
- Date:
- [1922]
- Reference:
- 34633i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
This print shows part of the "Roman" bath-house in Strand Lane, near the Embankment. It was probably built in the seventeenth century, using some Roman antiquities imported by the Earl of Arundel
Publication/Creation
[London], [1922]
Physical description
1 print : halftone ; image 11.3 x 9.5 cm
Lettering
Position of the big marble slabs ; there exists on the edge of the bath a big marble slab which gives an ideal of its original appearance. This slab indicates the probable level of the Roman paving
Lettering continues: East end ; concrete covering extending round foot of bath ; large marble slab projecting 9 inches beneath modern floor ; probable level of Roman paving ; Roman brickwork exposed ; Essex's marble slabs
Reference
Wellcome Collection 34633i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores