Leaf 11. London and its environs about 1750. Page 55. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View down the canal in the park, looking towards Buckingham House, trees on either side, fashionably dressed figures in foreground in park, a few ducks on the water."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e du canal et de la Maison de Buckingham dans le Parc de St. James
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2277., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", 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 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number erased from sheet and replaced with number "10" written in ink. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner., 1 print : etching with engraving on wove paper ; sheet 16.2 x 26.2 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 55 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:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Saint James's Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Buckingham Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Parks, Canals, Castles & palaces, Pedestrians, Trees, and Ducks
A view of Ranelagh Gardens during a masquarade, with the revellers wearing masks. After a design by Canaletto. For an engraving of the same scene in reverse, published by Robert Sayer in 1752, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2450
Alternative Title:
View of the canal, Chinese building, rotunda, &c. in Ranelagh Gardens, with masquerade, Vüe du canal, du batiment chinois, de la rotunda, &c. des Jardins de Ranelagh, un jour de masquarade, and Masquerade angloise
Description:
Title etched below image., Additional title "Masquerade angloise" at top of plate, etched as a mirror image., Signed in lower right corner with an illegible printmaker's signature., Date of publication from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides., A 'vuë d'optique', designed to be viewed through an optical viewer that gives a sense of depth perspective; the scene is reversed, as is the additional title at top., Manuscript number "9" written in ink at bottom of sheet, centered., Mounted on board., and Windows of the rotunda in image cut out by hand and inset with hand-painted multi-color inserts, which appear illuminated when a light is held from behind.
"View of a waterfall in a canyon with forest surrounding, two small figures standing on the edge of rocks, sun rays piercing through the clouds."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Alternative Title:
Vue de l'Cataracte du Passaick, ou Seconde Riviere, dans la province de Nouveau Jersey and View of the falls on the Passaic, or Second River, in the province of New Jersey
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., State with blank space preceding year "1761" in imprint statement. For another state with day and month "20 May" engraved within that space, see British Library online catalogue, shelfmark: Maps K.Top.122.31.b., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., One of 28 plates in the series: Scenographia Americana., and For a later issue of the plate, with new imprint listing John Bowles, Robert Sayer, and three others as publishers, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1878,0511.946.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1761, by Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane
"View showing the north front of Bethlem Hospital, looking across the gardens; figures in foreground and on paths outside hospital."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of the hospital of Bethlem and Vü̈e de hopital de Bethlehem
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.4016., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", 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 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "5" in upper right corner., and Leaf 16 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
"View in the park looking towards the Horse Guards, with the Admiralty Office on the left and the Treasury on the right; a carriage following a line of soldiers approaching the arched gateway of the Horse Guards."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vü̈e de la parade dans le Parc de St. Jacques
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2309., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of his Majesty's palaces and royal hospitals, and other public buildings in London, &c.", 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 87, no. 9., Imperfect; plate number mostly erased from upper right corner of sheet. Missing number supplied from impression in the British Museum., Plate numbered "11" in upper right corner., Mounted to 23 x 38 cm., and Leaf 15 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):
Saint James's Park (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Horse Guards (London, England : Building),, Great Britain. Treasury, and Great Britain. Admiralty
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, Parks, Government facilities, Parades & processions, Soldiers, and Carriages & coaches
"View in Whitehall with the royal carriage departing led by marching foot soldiers, passing the Holbein Gate, the Banqueting House on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe de l'hotel royal, pour les Gardes du Corps et a Piè, vis à vis la Salle Blanche a Manger à Londres
Description:
Titles engraved below image, in English and French., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2763., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 23.7 x 40.9 cm., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint from bottom edge and some loss of image from top edge., and Leaf 45 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Ino. Boydell, Engraver, Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
Whitehall (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Horse Guards (London, England : Building), and Whitehall Palace (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Government facilities, Castles & palaces, Gates, Carriages & coaches, Soldiers, and British
"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
"Trade card of Archibald Robertson, drawing master, at Savill Row Passage, adjoining Squib's Auction Room; a street with Robertson's shop to the right, figures on the pavement, an arched passageway at the end of the street; in oval with figures at the bottom corners; text below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Archibald Robertson, print-seller and drawing-master ...
Description:
Title from engraved text below image., Paul Sandby, who lived above Robertson's shop and collaborated with him, was possibly involved in the production of the image., Date from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: Banks,56.23., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Text continues: ... colour boxes, the best black lead and hair pencils, indian ink, port-folios with or without leaves, ladies black tracing paper, and very fine transparent do. for etching, with copper plates prepared for do. etching needles &c. &c. &c. Visiting cards, engraved in the most elegant manner; great choice of paper hangings in the newest taste. NB: Sandby's works in aqua tinta, to be had complete, prints framed & glazed, and drawings neatly fitted up, all sorts of stationary wares., and Mounted on sheet with with notes from a previous owner about the card. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Archibald Robertson
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Robertson, Archibald, 1765-1835. and Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809.
Subject (Topic):
Artists' materials industry, Graphic arts equipment industry, Stationery trade, Artists' studios, and Stores & shops
Page 138. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the church of St Mary-le-Bow in Cheapside, London; figures and carriages on street in foreground; shops adjoining church to the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched at top of image., Plate from: Stow, J. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster. London : Printed for A. Churchill, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Walthoe, E. Horne, [and 5 others in London], 1720, v. 1, book 3, opposite page 25., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of printmaker's signature from lower right. Missing text supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1978,U.3633., "V 1: B 3: p. 25."--Upper right corner., Folded to 31.8 x 20.7 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 138 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?].