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T.303
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Bark-Hart Academy, Orpington, Kent
Date
1805
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Extract from letter received from Mrs E.D. Hart 5th February 1961. 'Regarding the date of the print, as the church tower shown in it was destroyed by lightning in 1809 the original drawing at any rate seems to have been made a little before 1810'.Listed as L Hassell on MCC Index CArd
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Aquatint of Bark-Hart Academy, Orpington, Kent. After S. Dilke, c.1805. Aquatint by J. Hassell. Shows a large building with a spire on its left, around its centre is a cylindrical formation which has bay window. There are children playing cricket in the bottom left. Bottom right a man is on a horse.
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(reverse)Extract from letter received from Mrs E.D. Hart 5th February 1961. 'Regarding the date of the print, as the church tower shown in it was destroyed by lightning in 1809 the original drawing at any rate seems to have been made a little before 1810'.
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