"View with the river at the centre, boats on the water, a man rasing his sail in the left, figures walking on the path in the foreground, including a man on horseback and a man fishing by the river; the city in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
North view of Roehampton and Veüe de Row-Hampton au nord
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., Plate numbered "5" in upper right corner., Mounted to 24 x 39 cm., and Leaf 6 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Sayer, map & printseller near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Roehampton (London, England), Thames River (England), England, and London.
publish'd according to act of Parliament, June 1, 1750.
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 117+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View down the River Thames looking towards Westminster, with Somerset House on the right, Westminster Abbey and Bridge in mid-distance; many boats on the water, a pontoon in foreground to left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Veüe de Westminster vers le sud est : depuis le Palais de Somerset au Pont Neuf
Description:
Titles from text below image, in English and French.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
Westminster Bridge (London, England), and Thames River (England),
Subject (Name):
Westminster Abbey, and Somerset House (London, England),
"View of Kensington Church from the street, looking straight down the street to the right, and with part of a building on the left with an arched entrance"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Veüe de l'Eglise de Kensington au sud es
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication based on printseller's active dates. See British Museum online catalogue., and Plate numbered "76" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for and sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., Later state of a plate published by Henry Overton. Cf. Yale Center for British Art, accession no.: B1977.14.15258., Date of publication inferred from publisher's statement; Laurie & Whittle took over the business of Robert Sayer in 1794. See British Museum online catalogue., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with complete loss of imprint from bottom edge and partial loss of plate number from upper right. Missing text and numbering supplied from impression at the Yale Center for British Art, accession no.: B1977.14.15259., Plate numbered "83" in upper right corner., Folded to 24.5 x 38.3 cm., and Leaf 58 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Published by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London
"An old blind man being guided to right by a young boy, holding a basket full of books, while the boy looks towards the viewer."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Libraire embulant : ayer pitié du pauvre aveugle ...
Description:
Titles in English and French etched below image., Signed and dated by the printmaker in lower right corner of image., Publisher from first plate in series., Sixth plate from: Twelve London cries done from the life by P. Sandby. London, 1760., and Plate numbered "6" beneath lower right corner of image.
Publisher:
F. Vivarez and by P. Sandby
Subject (Topic):
Bookselling, Street vendors, Blind persons, and Baskets
Title from text within image., Six caption lines below image: I say, quel chemeng à la Pally Royal? ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
publish'd according to an act of Parliament, [1760]
Call Number:
Quarto 75 Sa5 760
Collection Title:
Leaf 1. Twelve London cries, done from the life.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A woman standing by a peep-show into which assorted children are looking."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Douze des cris de Londres
Description:
Title in English and French etched in and below image., Title page and first plate from: Twelve London cries done from the life by P. Sandby. London, 1760., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Price three shill.", and 1 print : etching on wove paper ; plate mark 22.4 x 16.1 cm, on sheet 29.2 x 23.3 cm.
Publisher:
Sold at F. Vivarez, engraver in Newport Street, and by P. Sandby next door to the Fountain in Broad Street, Carnaby Market