"View from the street of the grand west front, the north front with portico not in view; elegantly dressed figures in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Imprint from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., The Lewis Walpole Library impression: sheet trimmed with loss of imprint statement., The Lewis Walpole Library: From the Topographical Prints collection., and Window mounted to 48 x 36 cm.
"A view of London through one of the arches of Westminster Bridge, with boats on the Thames and lumber yards on the right; St Paul's in the distance on the right, and the prominent steeples of other churches lettered with a number for identification"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
This view of the city of London, taken through one of the centers of the arches of the new bridge at Westminster ...
Description:
Title from dedication engraved below image., Key with the names of the churches numbered within image is etched on either side of dedication., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Printed for J. Brindley, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in New Bond Str
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Westminster Bridge (London, England),, and Thames River (England),
"View of the bridge from mid-stream on the Thames; the City Barge and other boats in foreground, Westminster Abbey beyond bridge to the right, and Lambeth House further along the riverbank to the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image., Publisher and date of publication from that of the volume in which print appears., Plate from: Maitland, W. The history and survey of London from its foundation to the present time ... London : Printed for T. Osborne, 1760., Six columns of descriptive text, three on each side of title, etched below image., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
T. Osborne
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., Westminster Bridge (London, England),, and London (England)
published according to act of Parliament, Aug. 1, 1753.
Call Number:
Quarto 724 771N
Collection Title:
Page 173. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Interior view of Westminster Abbey looking down the nave towards the organ, with groups of elegantly dressed figures in foreground
Alternative Title:
Inside of Westminster Abbey and Neff de L'Abaie de Westminster
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Titled 'The Inside of Westminster Abbey, by Bowles, 1753' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark and mutilated on bottom edge, resulting in slight loss of imprint statement., Title in English and French, with remaining text in English., Folded to 28.3 x 23.7 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 173 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 Tho. Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, John Bowles & Son in Cornhill, Rob. Sayer in Fleetstreet & H. Overton without Newgate
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, London (England), and London.
Subject (Name):
Westminster Abbey, and Westminster Abbey.
Subject (Topic):
Church buildings, Abbeys, Interiors, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
"View of the Tower of London from the river, looking east; a few boats by quay in front, some with tall masts, smaller boats in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802].
"View of the Monument and surrounding square, off Fish Street Hill; a few figures in foreground, a carriage to the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text etched within banner at top of image., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., 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., Two columns of text etched within scrolls in upper left and upper right corners: This pillar was set up in perpetual remēbrance of [the] most dreadfull burning of this city, Anno 1666 ..., and Plate numbered "1" in lower right corner.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Topic):
Monument, The (London, England), Monuments & memorials, and Plazas
Title from caption below image., Printmaker, publisher and approximate date of publication from similar prints in The Lewis Walpole Library. Cf. Lewis Walpole Library Topos L847 no. 53+., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint., Probably a plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., The Lewis Walpole Library: From the Topographical Prints collection., and Window mounted to 48 x 36 cm.
publish'd according to act of Parliament, April 18th, 1750.
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 52+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View of the Mansion House looking towards Lombard Street and Cornhill, built on the site of the Stocks Market; a heavy portico in front with Corinthian pillasters uniting bays between first and second storeys, a balustrade above third storey, a large extrusion rises beyond front of building to heighten the ceiling in a section of the building; staffage lively including a decorative carriage and street traders"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from text below image. and Text below image, on either side of title: This magnificent building was begun to be erected in the year 1739 ...
Publisher:
Sold by T. Major at the Golden Head in West Street, the upper end of Little St. Martin's Lane
"View of the Mansion House looking down Cornhill and Lombard Street on the left, and also showing the west side of the building on the right; a grand carriage drawn by six horses passing front of building, many figures dotted across streets, a sedan chair crossing from the left"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe de l'Hôtel du Lord Maire
Description:
Title from caption on separate sheet pasted below image., Terminal date of publication based on form of publisher's name in imprint. See British Museum online catalogue., Bottom portion of sheet with title and imprint has been trimmed, and the two resulting sheets pasted to a cardboard secondary support., The Lewis Walpole Library: From the Topographical Prints collection., and Mounted to 33 x 47 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for Jno. Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill
"Interior of the church in London; Corinthian columns supporting ceiling with dome; elegantly dressed figures in otherwise open space; in rococo proscenium with title on banderole below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint Stephen Walbrook
Description:
Title from caption etched within banner below image., "Price 1 s."--Following imprint., "No. 41."--Lower right corner., and Sheet numbered "41" in a contemporary hand in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament by J. Boydell Engraver at the Globe near Durham Yard in the Strand
"The south prospect of the Church of St. Clement's Danes in the Strand; with complete tower and spire; figures in foreground including street traders and a stationary carriage on the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint Clements Church in the Strand
Description:
Title from text above image., State with a strip added at the top to show the alterations to the tower and steeple. See British Museum online catalogue., Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue., Dedication below image: To [the] Rt. Honble. Brownlow Caecill Earl of Exeter ... this plate is humbly dedicated by John Kip., and Sheets trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by I. Smith in Exeter Change in the Strand
"View looking down the street towards St Paul's Cathedral, the dome of which rises in the distance, the Exchange on the right; elegantly dressed figures, street traders and carriages in street"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Imprint from impression in the British Museum., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., and Sheet trimmed with loss of imprint statement.
Publisher:
Published Novr. 5th, 1798, by T. Malton
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Commercial facilities and Arcades (Architectural components)
"View of the south front of the Church of St Mary-le-Strand; a carriage passing to the left, the edge of Somerset House on the left"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
South front of Saint Mary's Church, Strand
Description:
Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802]., and Window mounted to 49 x 35 cm.
"Front of the building, with rusticated wall with balustrade and ball ornaments and two gates to front court; two carriages on street outside"--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 within plate mark., Plate numbered "15" in lower right corner., and Mounted on modern secondary support.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament, 1754, for Stowes Survey
Parkyns, George Isham, approximately 1750-approximately 1820, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1795]
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 56+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View showing the west front of the old Marylebone Manor House; a wall separating grounds of house from street, next to a gat in the walls a woman carrying a basket on her head stops to talk with a man leaning on a bollard, in the left foreground a man sits on a bench talking with another man who stands gesturing and pointing towards two barrels"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Reissue of Plate 7 from: Picturesque views of churches. London, 1791-1792. See British Museum online catalogue., The Lewis Walpole Library: From the Topographical Prints collection., and Mounted to 30 x 37 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1, 1795, by T. Simpson, St. Paul's Church Yard, and Darling & Thompson, Gt. Newport Strt and Printed by I. Pushee
A collection of sixty-four prints (mostly engravings and etchings) showing views of London and its vicinity, including views of Chelsea with Ranelagh, Hampstead, Highgate from Upper Halloway, Old Bedham with the gardens in front, Whitehall with the gatehouse, Grosvenor Square, St. Mary's Church on the Strand with old Somerset House, The Royale Mews in Charing Cross, St. James's Square with the Round Pond, Covent Gardent, Royal Gardens of Somerset, Hampstead, and scarce views of Barnes and Richmond as well as views of Twickenham, and many other scenes in and around London in the later half of the 18th century
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., Thames River (England), Saint James's Park (London, England), Twickenham (London, England), and London (England)
"Bird's eye view of the once fashionable Golden Square, after the alterations, showing a round lawn and central statue of George II with octagonal railings and lampstands, a sedan chair to the right, a carriage passing across central foreground, two further carriages travelling around the square"--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., and Plate numbered "25" in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Published according to act of Parliament, 1754, for Stowe's Survey
