"View of Richmond with a large house on the bank to left, figures at the edge of the water in the foreground, rowing boats on the river to right, including a laden barge passing a narrow island, with houses on the ridge of the slope of the far bank opposite."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe de Richmond, du coste de Twickenham
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., Another state of this plate has "John Boydell delin. & sculp." for the statement of responsibility; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1978,U.1749., "No. 30"--Lower right corner., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Boydell, engraver at the Unicorn, the corner of Queen Street in Cheapside, London
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond (London, England), Thames River (England),, England, and London.
"View of Richmond with a large house on the bank to left, figures at the edge of the water in the foreground, rowing boats on the river to right, including a laden barge passing a narrow island, with houses on the ridge of the slope of the far bank opposite."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe de Richmond, du coste de Twickenham
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., Another state of this plate has "Collert delin. & sculp." for the statement of responsibility; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1877,0609.1729., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint and plate number from bottom edge. Missing text and numbering supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1978,U.1749., "No. 30"--Lower right corner., Folded to 24.3 x 37.4 cm., and Leaf 59 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Boydell, engraver at the Unicorn, the corner of Queen Street in Cheapside, London
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond (London, England), Thames River (England),, England, and London.
Title from caption below image., Publication date based on that of a similar print in The Lewis Walpole Library. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Topos M627 no. 7+., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., and "No. 2."--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell at the Unicorn, the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
Volume 4, after page 282. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Windsor Castle, sitting atop its terraced hill, as viewed from across the Thames
Description:
Title written in brown ink below image., Attributed to Bernard Lens by curator. A similar drawing, titled "A view of Eaton College" in the same hand, is mounted in volume 5 of the same extra-illustrated set and has a previous owner's note on the verso identifying Lens as the artist., Date of production based on artist's death date., and Mounted after page 282 (leaf numbered '65' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
"View from the river of the Custom House, looking east towards the Tower of London; a large boat flying a flag with raised sails in foreground to right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü de la Douane anec une partie de la Tour de Londres prise de dessus la Tamise
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably a later state, with slight alteration to the plate numbering format. For a state with "No. 4" in upper right corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4907., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner., and Leaf 23 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Thames River (England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Tower of London (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Customhouses, Rivers, Piers & wharves, Rowboats, and Sailing ships
"View of a cascade, with figures on a fallen tree in the left foreground, the river beyond. 1761, probably a later re-publication."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des Mohawks : la hateur est l'environ 70 pieds, 1 sa riviere a pres l'un quart de mile de large
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., Date range for publication based on listed street addresses for the publishers; John Bowles began operating from No. 13 Cornhill in 1768, and Henry Parker ceased operating from No. 82 Cornhill in 1781. See British Museum online catalogue., and One of 28 plates in the series: Scenographia Americana.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand, Carington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Chruch Yard, and Henry Parker at No. 82 in Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
Mohawk River (N.Y.), New York (State), Mohawk River, and New York.
"A view of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, with the river in the foreground, boats dotted on the water, and the Rotunda in Ranelaigh Gardens to the right of the hospital."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe de l'Hòpital Royale de Chelsea et de la Rotunde des Jardins de Ranelagh
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1872,1012.5397., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 87, no. 9., Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 38 cm., and Leaf 5 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Hospital (Chelsea, London, England), and Ranelagh Gardens (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Veterans' hospitals, Hospitals, Rivers, Gardens, Rotundas, Rowboats, and Sailboats
"View of a waterfall in a canyon with forest surrounding, two small figures standing on the edge of rocks, sun rays piercing through the clouds."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Alternative Title:
Vue de l'Cataracte du Passaick, ou Seconde Riviere, dans la province de Nouveau Jersey and View of the falls on the Passaic, or Second River, in the province of New Jersey
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., State with blank space preceding year "1761" in imprint statement. For another state with day and month "20 May" engraved within that space, see British Library online catalogue, shelfmark: Maps K.Top.122.31.b., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., One of 28 plates in the series: Scenographia Americana., and For a later issue of the plate, with new imprint listing John Bowles, Robert Sayer, and three others as publishers, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1878,0511.946.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1761, by Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane
"View of London from the Thames, with London Bridge on the left and the Tower on the right; St Paul's beyond the bridge, boats in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of the southeast prospect of London, from the Tower to London Bridge and Vüe de Londres sur du côte du sud-est depuis la Tour jusqu au Pont de Londres
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably a later state, with slight alteration to the plate numbering format. For a state with "No. 2" in upper right corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4905., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "2" in upper right corner., and Leaf 21 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Thames River (England),, London Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Tower of London (London, England), and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Monument, The (London, England), Cathedrals, Bridges, Monuments & memorials, Rivers, Sailboats, and Rowboats
"View on the river at Battersea; the church on the right; in right foreground boats grouped around pier; Chelsea in distance on the left."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Description:
Title from text below image., Reissue of a print published in 1750 by J. Boydell. See British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., "No. 6"--Lower right corner., and Window mounted to 34 x 54 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell, engraver at the Unicorn, corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Battersea (London, England),, Thames River (England),, London (England), England, and London.
