"Interior of St Paul's; elegantly dressed figures strolling across tiled floor in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Perspective intérieure de l'eglise Cathédrale de St. Paul : qui fait voir le dome, les piédroits et les arcs qui le supportent, ainsi que les entrées du choeur et des aîles de la nef
Description:
Titles in English and French engraved below image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Window mounted to 35 x 48 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Wilkinson, 58 Cornhill, & Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Church Yard
"Interior of St Paul's; elegantly dressed figures strolling across tiled floor in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Perspective interieure de l'eglise Cathedrale de St. Paul
Description:
Title engraved below image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on lower edge., and Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street
"Bird's eye view of London; the Tower on the right, old London Bridge in the centre with the Monument to its right, St Paul's beyond, Westminster Abbey in the distance at the left; a reduced copy of a print by Bowles."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Probably a later state, with slight alterations to the plate numbering. For a state with "No. 1" in upper right corner and no number in upper left corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4904., Date range for 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 "No. 1" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: Curteis & Son 1806., and Leaf 20 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),, St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),, and Westminster Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Monument, The (London, England), Cathedrals, Bridges, Monuments & memorials, Rivers, Boats, and Sailing ships
"View of the cathedral with the statue of Queen Anne in the churchyard in foreground to left; elegantly dressed figures in yard and on street to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve perspective views of the principal churches, streets, and squares in the cities of London and Westminster", 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, pages 87, no. 10., Plate numbered "No. 2" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner., Watermark: Charles Ball., and Leaf 32 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
"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
"Interior view of St Paul's Cathedral; elegantly dressed figures in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe interieure de la Cathedrale de St. Paul a Londres
Description:
Title from caption below image., Terminal date of publication based on printseller's street address. See British Museum online catalogue., Later reissue, with publication date removed, or a print published in 1753. See British Museum online catalogue., "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image., and Plate numbered "11" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
"Bishop Watson of Llandaff stands in profile to the right, his arms outstretched as if preaching. He stands under an archway formed by a retort, the furnace of which is behind him (left); the neck of the retort swells into a globe above his head, then bends downwards, its bulb resting on a table or pedestal (right). A bishop (Pretyman) sits in back view (left) facing the furnace. The retort contains (above the furnace) papers inscribed 'Treaty of Commerce between Great Britain and France', and also (in the bulb which Watson faces): 'Chemical Deductions' (impolitic prejudicial to the Manufacturers / My Vote against the Treaty.' In the central bulb above his head are small etchings of 'St Paul's' and 'Lincoln' [cathedrals]; between them is etched: 'Some fancy this Promotion odd / As not the handy-work of God / Though e'en the Bishops dissapointed / Must own it made by God's anointed. Swift [i.e. Jonathan Swift].'--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 292 x 230 mm, on sheet 32 x 23 cm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and sides.
Publisher:
Publd. 8th March 1787 by T. Cornell
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Watson, Richard, 1737-1816 and Pretyman, George, 1750-1827
Subject (Topic):
Commercial treaties, Public opinion, Bishops, Cathedrals, Chemistry, and Preaching
"Bishop Watson of Llandaff stands in profile to the right, his arms outstretched as if preaching. He stands under an archway formed by a retort, the furnace of which is behind him (left); the neck of the retort swells into a globe above his head, then bends downwards, its bulb resting on a table or pedestal (right). A bishop (Pretyman) sits in back view (left) facing the furnace. The retort contains (above the furnace) papers inscribed 'Treaty of Commerce between Great Britain and France', and also (in the bulb which Watson faces): 'Chemical Deductions' (impolitic prejudicial to the Manufacturers / My Vote against the Treaty.' In the central bulb above his head are small etchings of 'St Paul's' and 'Lincoln' [cathedrals]; between them is etched: 'Some fancy this Promotion odd / As not the handy-work of God / Though e'en the Bishops dissapointed / Must own it made by God's anointed. Swift [i.e. Jonathan Swift].'--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 53 with one other print.
Publisher:
Publd. 8th March 1787 by T. Cornell
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Watson, Richard, 1737-1816 and Pretyman, George, 1750-1827
Subject (Topic):
Commercial treaties, Public opinion, Bishops, Cathedrals, Chemistry, and Preaching
"Bishop Watson of Llandaff stands in profile to the right, his arms outstretched as if preaching. He stands under an archway formed by a retort, the furnace of which is behind him (left); the neck of the retort swells into a globe above his head, then bends downwards, its bulb resting on a table or pedestal (right). A bishop (Pretyman) sits in back view (left) facing the furnace. The retort contains (above the furnace) papers inscribed 'Treaty of Commerce between Great Britain and France', and also (in the bulb which Watson faces): 'Chemical Deductions' (impolitic prejudicial to the Manufacturers / My Vote against the Treaty.' In the central bulb above his head are small etchings of 'St Paul's' and 'Lincoln' [cathedrals]; between them is etched: 'Some fancy this Promotion odd / As not the handy-work of God / Though e'en the Bishops dissapointed / Must own it made by God's anointed. Swift [i.e. Jonathan Swift].'--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching with aquatint and stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 29.2 x 22.8 cm, on sheet 31.4 x 24.8 cm., and Mounted on leaf 35 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
Publisher:
Publd. 8th March 1787 by T. Cornell
Subject (Geographic):
France and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Watson, Richard, 1737-1816 and Pretyman, George, 1750-1827
Subject (Topic):
Commercial treaties, Public opinion, Bishops, Cathedrals, Chemistry, and Preaching
