"View within the amphitheatre, near Westminster Bridge, on Surrey side; a central circular arena around which a man rides standing on the back of two horses, another man in ring directing horses, spectators seated around sides, and on balconies on three levels, a large stage with black curtain at the back, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 4., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 23., and Watermark: 1807.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Astley's Amphitheatre.
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Events, Interiors, Amphitheaters, Horses, and Chandeliers
"View of the fair in Smithfield at night; stalls and attractions lit up, people crowding to watch performances on the various stages."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 8., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 52.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"View of the market, looking towards the river; the market fairly crowded with people buying and selling fish, just beyond central foreground a voluptuous woman has tripped over a small bench and fallen on her back, causing those around her to tumble, a few ships docked."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 9., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 63., 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.5 x 27.8 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 34 cm., and Imperfect; aquatintist J. Bluck's name has been erased from sheet.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"View of the interior of the room; a group of gentlemen sit at a table in centre of room, a fireplace with roaring fire to the right with scrolls hanging on the wall above; directly behind the table a large globe sits on a shelf with slim book shelves on either side framed by Ionic pillasters, a large clock in an arch set above globe, windows on the left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 3., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 16.
Publisher:
Pubd. 1 Jany. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Scene within the office; an assortment of colourful figures within office, which is separated into different sections; an open fire at far end."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 11., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 82., and 1 print : etching and aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.6 x 27.4 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 33.8 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Magistrates' Court (London : Bow Street)
"View inside the institution; paintings hang from walls, artists set up around sides with canvases supported by easels copying the displayed work; a table in centre of room with paints and brushes; an arch leads on to the next room with a similar set up."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 13., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 98.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
British Institution.
Subject (Topic):
Galleries & museums, Interiors, Painting, and Art education
"Scene in an auction room, a sale in progress; paintings hang from walls and are displayed from an easel, a crowd gathers in room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 6., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 32.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Christie, Manson & Woods.
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Crowds, Events, Interiors, and Art auctions
"Interior of the coal exchange on Lower Thames Street; a central window in ceiling surrounded by Ionic columns; below window a circular structure surrounded by men, other men standing in groups around sides of room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 17., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 119.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 May 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior view of the hall, with the court in session."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plae [sic] 22., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 193.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st June 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
England. Court of Chancery. and Lincoln's Inn (London, England)
"Interior of the court in session, in Westminster Hall; a tapestry with royal arms at back of room."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 23., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 203.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st June 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
England. Court of Common Pleas, and Westminster Hall (London, England),
"Interior view of the court, taken during a trial."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 25., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 207.
Publisher:
Pub. July 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
England. Court of Exchequer. and Westminster Hall (London, England)
"Interior of the court room, in session; tapestry with royal arms and three statues in niches against back wall."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 24., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 205., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1806.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st June 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
England. Court of King's Bench. and Westminster Hall (London, England)
"View of the election in Covent Garden Market, temporary structure erected outside St. Paul's Church, a man on a platform from the stalls addresses the large crowd, towards the edge the crowd becomes more bawdy, with people singing and playing music."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 26., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 209., 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23 x 28 cm, on sheet 26.7 x 34 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 July 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Covent Garden Market (Westminster, London, England) and St. Paul's Church (Covent Garden, London, England)
"Interior of theatre, seen from the back of the stalls, looking towards the stage; as it appeared before it burned down in September 1808; an orchestra assembled towards the back of the stage, behind a choir at the front; the theatre packed with spectators; candle chandeliers hanging around room from the different levels of the circles."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 27., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 212.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1 July 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"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
"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.
"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
"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)
"Interior view of the theatre, looking towards the stage; a performance taking place; the galleries, boxes, and pit filled with spectators."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 32., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 228.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Augt. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Scene in the Great Room in the Royal Academy, during an exhibition; a large crowd of colourful characters gathers in the space, some chatting in small groups, others admiring the paintings that fill the walls, reaching from floor level to the ceiling, impossibly high to be seen in any detail."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 2., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 10., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pubd. 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)
"Interior of the House of Commons, Westminster; the Speaker sits on ornamental chair at far end, facing table with mayoral insignia placed in centre, and clerks and assistants seated at edge, members of parliament seated around sides."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 21., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 191.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st June 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Scene inside the pass-room of Bridewell Prison, the room used for miserable women; beds constructed from piles of hay with wooden planks lining room, many women poorly clothed lie in beds, some with young children."--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 92., and Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 12.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Bridewell Royal Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Hospitals, Prisons, Workhouses, Poverty, Interiors, Charitable organizations, Poor persons, and Children
"Interior of the cock pit off Whitehall, a fight in action; two cocks fighting in circular ring, their owners crouching behind them, men surrounding gesticulating wildly at fight."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Royal Cockpit
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 18., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 123., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 May 1808 at R. Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior of a board room in the Royal College of Physicians, on Warwick Lane, in London; physicians seated around long central table, three men stand in a separate group to the right next to three busts on the wall; an old man peers at a piece of paper by the light of one of the long tall arched windows on the left."--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 134., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 20., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Examination for license -- Medical students.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 May 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Name):
Royal College of Physicians of London,
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Conference rooms, Windows, Chandeliers, and Physicians
"View inside the Great Hall of the Bank on Threadneedle Street; a full length classical statue in a niche at far end, men and women crossing hall or attending to business."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 7., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 40., 1 print : etching and aquatint on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.3 x 27.4 cm, on sheet 26.4 x 33.7 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1807.
Publisher:
Pub. Feb. 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"Interior of the room; men doing business at desks along the right side of the room; the the central space crowded with a variety of men from around the world, a woman selling goods from a basket walks among them."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 28., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 218.
Publisher:
Pubd. 1st July 1808 at R. Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Customhouses, Interiors, Crowds, and Customs inspections
"Interior of the chapel; the congregation assembled and in prayer, two levels of balconies on either side supported by Doric columns, domed ceiling over altar"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 16., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 114.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Religious services, Chapels, Altars, and Prayer
"View of the grand staircase in the British Museum in Montague House in Bloomsbury; taken from the first landing; the walls and ceiling decorated with relief designs and paintings, elegantly dressed figures strolling up and down staircase."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Hall and staircase, British Museum
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 14., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 101., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three edges., 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 28.1 x 23.6 cm, on sheet 33.9 x 27.1 cm., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1807.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
British Museum,
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Stairhalls, Stairways, and Galleries & museums
"View inside the hall of the school at Christ's Hospital, London; two students wearing blue coats stand on platform in centre of hall, scholars and elegantly dressed figures seated around edge; a large figure painting across top half of wall above panelling on the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 10., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 69.
Publisher:
Pub. 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Christ's Hospital (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Audiences, Events, Interiors, Auditoriums, and Public speaking
"Interior of the grand hall; six Ionic columns supporting room, presumably two further columns behond viewer; a small fireplace at far end with two armchairs; a slim red carpet crosses hall, a man leads two military men across carpet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 15., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 107., and Watermark: J. Whatman 1808.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st April 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"View from the Water Engine Court in the prison, with two culprits at hard labour turning a wheel on the left; to the right a wardon directs two new inmates to relieve them; part of the chapel visible below the arch above court."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Water engine, Coldbath Fields Prison
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 19., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 1, opposite page 126.
Publisher:
Pub. May 1, 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
