"View from the river of the Custom House, with boats by the quay in front and cranes lining the edge of the quay; a small row boat in foreground, the Tower just visible in the distance at the far right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 29., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 217.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Customhouses, Piers & wharves, Ships, and Rowboats
"Interior of the Athenian Lyceum on Piccadilly, during a meeting of the Debating Society."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 29., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 223., and 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.2 x 28 cm, on sheet 26.5 x 33.9 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. Augt. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Bird's eye view of the square; a statue in centre of square, trees surrounding outside of square, which is cobbled with diagonal paved paths running in towards statue; a sedan chair to its left and a carriage to the right; a few elegantly dressed figures in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text etched within banner at top of image., Plate from: Stow, J. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, and the borough of Southwark. London, Printed for W. Innys and J. Richardson [etc.], 1754-55., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Plate numbered "21" in lower right corner., and Left half of sheet window mounted to 44 x 36 cm.; right half of sheet unmounted and previously folded over.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament, 1754, for Stowes Survey
"View within the dining hall of the asylum in Lambeth; girls dressed in simple purple dresses with white bonnets seated at long narrow tables along sides of plain large room, with flagstones and grey walls; a few more elegantly dressed figures strolling between the tables."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 25., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 5., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Asylum, or House of Refuge.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Lambeth (London, England), London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
"View within the dining hall of the asylum in Lambeth; girls dressed in simple purple dresses with white bonnets seated at long narrow tables along sides of plain large room, with flagstones and grey walls; a few more elegantly dressed figures strolling between the tables."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 25., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 5., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Asylum, or House of Refuge., and 1 print : aquatint and etching, hand-colored ; plate mark 242 x 292 mm.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Lambeth (London, England), London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
"Interior view of the Doctors' Commons, on Knightrider Street, London; the court in session seen through large arches; civilians watching court in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 31., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 224.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior of the grand room in the palace; at far end a velvet canopy with royal arms; a chandelier hangs from centre of ceiling; men and women dressed in finery mill around room."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Drawing Room, Saint James's
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 76., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 113.
Publisher:
Pub. July 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Scene within the drawing school at the Royal Academy; a male life model poses while the academicians sit in a semi circle drawing, a large lamp above model directs light onto the subject; busts and other sculptures line walls of the room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 1., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 9., 1 print : aquatint with etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.8 x 28.6 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 33.6 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 Jany. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) and Somerset House (London, England)
A collection of 75 drawings and designs for Strawberry Hill which document the growth of Strawberry Hill whilst Bentley was in favor with the owner Horace Walpole and part of the "Strawberry Committee" (ca. 1753-1761) along with John Chute. Drawings include: the first plans for the main library. Besides the designs for Strawberry Hill, there are plans for other buildings, views of Jersey, sketches for Gray's Poems, etc
Alternative Title:
Drawings and designs by Richard Bentley ...
Description:
Title from special title page printed at Strawberry Hill Press, ca. 1760. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of Strawberry Hill press, p. 255., With notes by Horace Walpole and Richard Bentley on mounts and drawings., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Name):
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Title etched below image., Plate from: Grose, F. The antiquities of England and Wales. London : Hooper & Wigstead, 1783-1797, v. 8., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on page 253 of Richard Bull's copiously extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 13., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; sheet 14.5 x 19.1 cm., Note in ink below image on mounting sheet: There is a model of this Druid temple in wood at Strawberry Hill., and For further information, consult library staff.