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Samuel Hieronymus Grimm: Lansdown Monument (

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Artist



Description	Swiss painter and poet
Date of birth/death	18 January 1733	14 April 1794
Location of birth/death	Burgdorf	London
Work location	Bern; France; United Kingdom
Authority file	: Q2218363 VIAF: 15042022 ISNI: 0000000066605644 ULAN: 500022698 LCCN: nr2002011693 Oxford Dict.: 11635 WorldCat

Title

Lansdown Monument

Description

A ink wash painting by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm of Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument on Lansdown Hill. The monument was erected in 1720, north-west of the city of Bath, in Somerset, England. It commemorates the heroism of the Civil War Royalist commander Sir Bevil Grenville (1596-1643), who on 5 July 1643 fell mortally wounded at the Battle of Lansdowne, leading his regiment of Cornish pikemen. It was erected by Grenville's grandson.

Date

1783

Medium

Ink wash on paper

Collection

British Library

	Native name	British Library
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 31′ 46″ N, 0° 07′ 37″ W
	Established	1 July 1973
	Website	www.bl.uk
	Authority file	: Q23308 VIAF: 121814978 ISNI: 0000000123081542 ULAN: 500301700 LCCN: n81139951 NLA: 36588116 WorldCat

Current location

Genre:Manuscript. Shelfmark: Additional MS 15547

Accession number

f.64

Source/Photographer

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Catalogue entry: Add MS 15547

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- Monumento a sir Bevil Grenville