"View of London from the park, elegantly dressed figures on hill in foreground, the observatory on a hill to the left, the Old Royal Naval College at the end of the park and the Thames and the City of London beyond."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e de Londres, de Westminster, &c. du côte de la montagne appellée One-Tree Hill dans le Parc de Greenwich
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4901., 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., Imperfect; plate number mostly erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: 1804., and Leaf 17 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), Westminster (London, England), Thames River (England),, Greenwich Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, and Royal Observatory, Greenwich,
Subject (Topic):
Parks, Hospitals, Hills, and Astronomical observatories
In the center of the image, Major Cartwright holds a long staff in his right hand, as he delivers a pro-Pitt speech in Covent Garden. To his right, in a pleading attitude, stands Lord Hood, the ministerial candidate opposing Charles Fox in the upcoming Westminster election. Neither attracts any attention from the crowd of Fox's supporters listening to a man speaking from the portico of St. Paul's.
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Ten lines of text below title: All gentlemen and others electors for Westminster who are ready and willing to surrender their rights and those of their fellow citizens to secret influence ..., and Mounted to 44 x 31 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 29, 1784, by Mrs. Dacheray, St. James's Street
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and Westminster (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Cartwright, John, 1740-1824 and Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816
A Westminster election handbill., Caption title., First line of text: Gentlemen, I beg leave to return you my best thanks for the liberal and spirited support I received from you this day., Signed and dated at end: John Townshend. Bentinck-Street, July 18, 1788., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and Westminster (London, England)
