"View of the Thames, with the Adelphi at far left on opposite shore, St Paul's in mid-distance, Blackfriars Bridge to its right and the steam engine at the York Buildings waterworks on the far right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 89., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 279.
Publisher:
Pub. Novr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Blackfriars Bridge (London, England), Thames River (England), London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England), and York-Buildings Company,
Subject (Topic):
Waterfronts, Buildings, Bridges, Rivers, Sailboats, and Rowboats
"A bird's eye view of London with the river to the left and Lambeth Church and grounds in the foreground, St Paul's can be seen in the distance."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Veüe de Londres dessinè de dessus l'Eglize de Lambeth
Description:
Titles from text below image, in English and French., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right and left edges., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., "No. 24."--Lower right corner., The Lewis Walpole Library: From the Topographical Prints collection., and Numbered in ink in a contemporary hand in lower left corner of sheet: D-282.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell engraver, at Unicorn the corner of Queen Street, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Thames River (England),, London (England), England, and London.
"The Thames at the centre with boats on the water, figures on the quay to the right, a mansion by the quay and the city in the back, Richmond Hill in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of Richmond Hill from the Earl of Cholmondeley's and Vue de la Montagne de Richmond de la maison du Conte de Cholmondelly
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 "Views of villages, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, &c. situate on, or near the river Thames", 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 88, no. 13., Imperfect; plate number erased from sheet and replaced with number "6" written in ink. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1872,1012.5399., Plate numbered "4" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 39 cm., and Leaf 10 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleetstreet
Subject (Geographic):
Richmond (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Cholmondeley, George Cholmondeley, Earl of, 1703-1770
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Rivers, Dwellings, Piers & wharves, and Boats
"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.
"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.
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.
