View of the Houses of Lords and Commons, destroyed by fire on the 16th Octr. 1834 (taken from the corner of Abingdon St.) / [graphic]

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Lewis Walpole Library > View of the Houses of Lords and Commons, destroyed by fire on the 16th Octr. 1834 (taken from the corner of Abingdon St.) / [graphic]


16819407

Description

Title
View of the Houses of Lords and Commons, destroyed by fire on the 16th Octr. 1834 (taken from the corner of Abingdon St.) / [graphic]
Creator
Madeley, George Edward, lithographer
Contributor
Soffe, W., active 1828-1843, publisher.
Published / Created
[ca. 1834]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pub. by W. Soffe, 380 Strand
Abstract

View at night of a fire blazing through the Houses of Parliament; firemen attack the flames with hoses; a large crowd gathers behind soldiers surrounding scene; several guards are seen in the left foreground

Description
Title from text below image.
Laid in James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Attached to a pen and ink drawing with a metal pin that pierces the lower left corners of both sheets.
Provenance
Bequeathed by James Sayers to his sister and later given to Lord Eldon. Purchased from Christie's sale of Fine Books and Manuscripts, lot 305, 19 June 2012, with Lord Eldon's notebook (now LWL Mss Vol. 202).
Extent
1 print : sheet 36.5 x 26 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 75 Sa85 810
Collection Title
Laid in. Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Collection / Other Creator
Sayers, James, 1748-1823.
Collection Date
[London], [between 1782 and 1810]

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Pictorial works
Views
Lithographs England London 1834
Material
lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Westminster Palace (London, England)
Subject (Topic)
Fires
Fire fighters
Crowds
Soldiers
British
Subjects
Westminster Palace (London, England) > Pictorial works
Fires
Fire fighters
Crowds
Soldiers > British
England > London > 1834
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
13971345
Object ID (OID)
16819407

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