Exterior view of the Royal Exchange, looking towards Cheapside down a street with carriages, carts, and pedestrians; the prominent entrance of the Exchange with tower is seen at center; the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral is visible in the distance on the left
Alternative Title:
Vüe de la Bourse Royale à Londres
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see 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 "7" in upper right corner., Watermark: Curteis & Son 1806., Leaf 38 in an album of views of London and its vicinity., and Pencil annotation below plate line, in a later hand: Old Royal Exchange.
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 Exchange (London, England), and St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England),
"View below the arcade, looking towards the Bank of England; two elegantly dressed women and a child buying goods from street trader, two men on the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Imprint from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., The Lewis Walpole Library impression: sheet trimmed with loss of imprint statement., and Window mounted to 48 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Published July 31st, 1797, by T. Malton
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Banks, Commercial facilities, and Arcades (Architectural components)
"Interior view of the large room; men sit or gather around desks surrounding room; the room separated into two, with a large opening in centre; two domed lightwells over right side."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 49., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 174.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Jany. 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"View from the street looking towards the Bank of England, the arcade across north front of Exchange on the left; elegantly dressed figures and street traders outside"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Imprint from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., Sheet trimmed with loss of imprint statement., and Window mounted to 48 x 36 cm.
Publisher:
Published Decr. 15th, 1798, by T. Malton
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Banks, Commercial facilities, and Arcades (Architectural components)
"View looking down the street towards St Paul's Cathedral, the dome of which rises in the distance, the Exchange on the right; elegantly dressed figures, street traders and carriages in street"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Imprint from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., and Sheet trimmed with loss of imprint statement.
Publisher:
Published Novr. 5th, 1798, by T. Malton
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Commercial facilities and Arcades (Architectural components)
"View within the courtyard of the Royal Exchange, from below the colonnade, the statue of Charles II in the centre; men from different nations conversing in space"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802].
Publisher:
Published Decr. 15, 1798, by T. Malton
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Topic):
Courtyards, Arcades (Architectural components), and Commercial facilities
"Facade of the house, on Threadneedle Street, with grand arched entrance leading through to courtyard; a carriage leaving on the right, elegantly dressed figures in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state of the same composition
Description:
Title from text etched within banner at top of image., Date of publication based on printseller's street address. See British Museum online catalogue., Variant (earlier?) state of a print published with the imprint "London: Printed and Sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill." See British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 36 x 51 cm.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by John Bowles at Mercers Hall in Cheapside
"View within the courtyard of the Exchange, looking towards the tower, with colonnade around edge, statue of Charles II in centre; large groups of men conversing in space."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe du dedans de la Bourse Royale à Londres
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see 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 "8" in upper right corner., and Leaf 27 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 Exchange (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Merchants' exchanges, Commercial facilities, Courtyards, Colonnades, Sculpture, and Crowds
Page 137. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The courtyard of the Royal Exchange, London, with numerous male figures, most wearing hats and carrying canes; the statue of Charles II in the centre."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 137 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, and Royal Exchange (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Merchants' exchanges, Commercial facilities, Courtyards, Colonnades, Sculpture, and Crowds
