Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. Adelphi. Plate, 71.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t et sculp.t J.Bluck, aqua.t.
London. Pub. July 1st, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with very large margins.
Founded in 1754 by William Shipley as the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, the RSA moved into a purpose-built building designed by the Adam Brothers (James and Robert Adam) in their Adelphi development,. This scene shows the Great Room, with its sequence of six paintings by Irish artist James Barry: called "The progress of human knowledge and culture". A plate from Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London' (1808-9), a landmark publication in the documentation of London, bringing together two specialist artists, Thomas Rowlandson to design the figures and Augustus Pugin to provide the architectural draughtsmanship. The result was a series of scenes unprecedented in their combination of vivid activity and architectual accuracy. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62696] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
Astley's Amphitheatre.
Pugin & Rowlandson del. et Sculpt. Hill, Aquat.
London. Pub Jany 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of Astley's Amphitheatre at Westminster Bridge Road, as rebuilt in 1803 after one of several fires in its history. The scene shows a performance in progress. A man is balancing on the backs of three horses and the ring master is dressed as a clown. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34071] £220.00
(£264.00 incl.VAT)
Bartholomew Fair. Plate 8.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. J. Bluck Aquat.
London. Pub Feb. 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, J. Whatman 1806 watermark; plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with large margins. Two small stains within plate but not image.
The Bartholomew Fair was one of London's pre-eminent summer Charter fairs or street markets. The fair was established to fund the Priory of St Bartholomew and from 1133 to 1855 it took place on 24th August within the precincts of the Priory at West Smithfield, outside Aldersgate of the City of London. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62775] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
Bartholomew Fair.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. J. Bluck Aquat.
London. Pub Feb. 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
The Bartholomew Fair was one of London's pre-eminent summer Charter fairs or street markets. The fair was established to fund the Priory of St Bartholomew and from 1133 to 1855 it took place on 24th August within the precincts of the Priory at West Smithfield, outside Aldersgate of the City of London. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34093] £220.00
(£264.00 incl.VAT)
Billingsgate Market.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub March 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
A general view, from the north, of Billingsgate Quay and market with stalls. In the foreground there is a crowd of streetsellers and larger retailers. In the 19th century, boats delivered fish to this small inlet of the Thames and business was conducted on the quayside. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 46882] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Hall, Blue Coat School. Plate 10.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. Hill, Aquat.
London. Pub March 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with large margins.
A view inside the hall of the school at Blue Coat School, London. Two students wearing blue coats stand on platform in centre of hall, with scholars and elegantly dressed figures seated around edge. A large "figure painting" can be seen across the top half of the wall above the panelling on the right. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.10.
[Ref: 62752] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
Bow Street Office.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. Hill, Aquat.
London. Pub March 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view with a crowd in Bow Street Office, a Magistrates Court where criminals were brought and their cases heard and witnesses gave evidence before the magistrate. The original six Bow Street Runners, whose role was to apprehend and capture the criminals, was increased to 70 men in 1792. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34075] £220.00
(£264.00 incl.VAT)
Pass-Room Bridewell.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t. et sculp.t. Hill aqua.t.
London Pub, 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts Strand.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 235 x 280mm (9¼ x 11") large margins.
An interior view of the pass room in Bridewell Prison, an institution for unmarried mothers, prostitutes, the homeless and criminals. The pass room was a room which housed women waiting to be passed to the parishes of their birth. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London'; the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 47235] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
Pass-Room Bridewell.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t. et sculp.t. Hill aqua.t.
London Pub, 1 March 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts Strand.
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 235 x 280mm (9¼ x 11"), with large margins.
An interior view of the pass room in Bridewell Prison, an institution for unmarried mothers, prostitutes, the homeless and criminals. The pass room was a room which housed women waiting to be passed to the parishes of their birth. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London'; the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 47234] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
British Institution (Pall Mall) Plate 13.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculpt. J. Bluck aquat.
London. Pub 1.st April 1808. at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101. Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, plate 235 x 275mm (9¼ x 10¾"), with very large margins.
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. A plate from Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London' (1808-9), a landmark publication in the documentation of London, bringing together two specialist artists, Thomas Rowlandson to design the figures and Augustus Pugin to provide the architectural draughtsmanship. The result was a series of scenes unprecedented in their combination of vivid activity and architectual accuracy. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62697] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Hall and Stair Case, British Museum.
Pugin & Rowlandson del. et Sculpt. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub April 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 285 x 240mm (11¼ x 9¾").
An interior view of the Great Staircase in the British Museum, London. Montagu House was the first home of the British Museum. When it was built in 1686, the French style of decoration was fashionable. The walls of the Great Staircase and the ceiling above it were painted mainly by Charles de la Fosse (1636-1716). The painting on the ceiling illustrated a story from Greek mythology - Phaeton asking for permission to drive the chariot of the sun-god, Apollo. The Great Staircase led from the Entrance Hall (which was near the site of the present-day colonnade) to a landing on the first floor. From there visitors walked through the upper rooms, where they could see some of the Museum's collections of manuscripts, medals, antiquities and natural history specimens. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34076] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
The Hall and Stair Case, British Museum.
Pugin & Rowlandson del. et Sculpt. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub April 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins, 1807 J. Whatman watermark. Platemark: 285 x 240mm (11¼ x 9¾").
An interior view of the Great Staircase in the British Museum, London. Montagu House was the first home of the British Museum. When it was built in 1686, the French style of decoration was fashionable. The walls of the Great Staircase and the ceiling above it were painted mainly by Charles de la Fosse (1636-1716). The painting on the ceiling illustrated a story from Greek mythology - Phaeton asking for permission to drive the chariot of the sun-god, Apollo. The Great Staircase led from the Entrance Hall (which was near the site of the present-day colonnade) to a landing on the first floor. From there visitors walked through the upper rooms, where they could see some of the Museum's collections of manuscripts, medals, antiquities and natural history specimens. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 61997] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Great Subscription Room at Brooks's, St. James's Street.
Rowlandson & Pugin Delt. et Sculpt. J. Bluck Aquat.
London. Pub.1st Octr, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 230 x 280mm, 9 x 11", paper watermarked "1808" large margins.
The gaming room at Brooks's, a gentlemen's club founded in 1764, with a barrel-vault ceiling designed by John Adam. Notable members of the club include David Garrick, Herbert Walpole, Joshua Reynolds, William Pitt the Younger, William Wilberforce, George IV and William IV. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 53543] £260.00
Queen's Palace, St. James's Park.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. Bluck, aquat.
London Pub. 1st. May 1809, at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 275mm (9 x 10¾"), with large margins.
Buckingham House, the building which forms the core of today's Buckingham Palace, was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and acquired by George III in 1761as a private residence, known as "The Queen's House". It was enlarged over the next 75 years, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, forming three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace finally became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Plate to Volume III of Rudolph Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London', 3 vols., 1808-10. Numbered 'Plate 65.' upper right. Abbey, Scenery: 212, 65.
[Ref: 58326] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Queen's Palace, St. James's Park.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. Bluck, aquat.
London Pub. 1st. May 1809, at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, 230 x 275mm. 9 x 10¾".
Buckingham House, the building which forms the core of today's Buckingham Palace, was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and acquired by George III in 1761as a private residence, known as "The Queen's House". It was enlarged over the next 75 years, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, forming three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace finally became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. Plate to Volume III of Rudolph Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London', 3 vols., 1808-10. Numbered 'Plate 65.' upper right. Abbey, Scenery: 212, 65.
[Ref: 9879] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Hall Carlton House. Plate 15.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculpt. J. Bluck aquat.
London. Pub 1.st April 1808. at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101. Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, sheet 250 x 320mm (10 x 12¾"). Trimmed to plate at top.
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. A plate from Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London' (1808-9), a landmark publication in the documentation of London, bringing together two specialist artists, Thomas Rowlandson to design the figures and Augustus Pugin to provide the architectural draughtsmanship. The result was a series of scenes unprecedented in their combination of vivid activity and architectual accuracy. Abbey, Scenery: 212.15.
[Ref: 62750] £90.00
(£108.00 incl.VAT)
Chelsea Hospital.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. J. Bluck aquat.
London Pub. Jany. 1st. 1810 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, 235 x 280mm. 9¼ x 11".
Interior view of the dining hall at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Chelsea Pensioners eating. Plate to Volume III of Rudolph Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London', 3 vols., 1808-10. Numbered 'Plate 98.' upper right. Abbey, Scenery: 212, 98.
[Ref: 61933] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Military College, Chelsea.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. Sunderland aquat.
London Pub. Jany. 1, 1810, at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, 245 x 280mm (9½ x 11"), large margins.
Interior view showing students attending a lecture at the Military College, Chelsea. Plate to Volume III of Rudolph Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London', 3 vols., 1808-10. Numbered 'Plate 99.' upper right. Abbey, Scenery: 212, 99.
[Ref: 56120] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Christie's Auction Room. Plate 6.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t et sculp.t. J.Bluck Aqua.t.
London. Pub. Feb.1. 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with very large margins. With explanatory text.
A auction of paintings, with the clientele a mixture of connoisseurs, clergy and rakes, all caricatured in Rowlandson's unique style. From Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London'. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62785] £360.00
Christie's Auction Room. Plate 6.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t et sculp.t. J.Bluck Aqua.t.
London. Pub. Feb.1. 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with very large margins.
A auction of paintings, with the clientele a mixture of connoisseurs, clergy and rakes, all caricatured in Rowlandson's unique style. From Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London'. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62692] £360.00
Session House, Clerkenwell.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t. et sculp.t.
London Pub. June 1.st. 1809 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Hand-coloured aquatint with large margins. Plate: 230 x 270mm, (9 x 10½").
Interior view of the hall and main staircase of Session House in Clerkenwell. Groups of people congregate in the hall, in one group a lawyer talks to a young woman, while beside them a mother sits on the floor holding a baby while two boys stand beside her. The Session House served as the main judicial and administrative centre of Middlesex until Middlesex County Council was formed in 1889. The dome depicted in the image was modelled after the Pantheon in Rome. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34321] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Coal Exchange.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculp.t. Hill Aqua.t.
London. Pub 1 May, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 225 x 270mm. 9¾ x 10½".
The interior of the Coal Exhange, Thames Street. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 11444] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Coal Exchange.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. Hill, Aquat.
London. Pub May 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of the Coal Exchange, Thames Street, London. A coal exchange was established in 1770 near the site of Smart's Quay and close to Billingsgate Market. The market was established by the main coal merchants as a private body to regulate the trade of coal in the capital, and was controlled by a private coal merchant until the old Coal Exchange was bought by the Corporation of London in 1807. A new building had been built in 1805, with a recessed classical portico supported by small Doric pillars and triangular pediment above, as seen in the centre of the image. Under the control of the City Corporation, the Coal Exchange became a free and open market, regulated by various Acts of Parliament. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London'; the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34077] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Royal Cock Pit. Plate 18.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub May 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with very large margins.
An interior scene showing the Royal Cock Pit, as a large frantic crowd has gathered to watch a cockfight. The Cockpit-in-Court (also known as the Royal Cockpit) was an early theatre in London, located in Dartmouth Street, Whitehall, demolished in 1816. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62694] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
The College of Physicians
Rowlandson & Pugin Delt. Et Sculpt. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub 1st May, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand
Coloured aquatint. 240 x 285mm.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 5241] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall.
Pugin & Rowlandson del. et Sculpt. J. C. Stadler, Aquat.
London. Pub June 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of the Court of Common Pleas, Westminster, London. Authorised by the Magna Carta to sit in a fixed location, the Common Pleas sat in Westminster Hall for its entire existence, joined by the Exchequer of Pleas and Court of King's Bench. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34082] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
Lottery Drawing: Coopers Hall.
Rowlandson & Pugin Delt. et Sculpt. Stadler aquat.
London. Pub 1st Feby, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 272 x 220mm.
Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 5229] £170.00
(£204.00 incl.VAT)
Lottery Drawing: Coopers Hall. N.o 53.
Rowlandson & Pugin Delt. et Sculpt. Stadler aquat.
London. Pub 1st Feby, 1809 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with large margins.
View of the interior of a hall in which a lottery is taking place; at centre on a raised stage, five men seated at a table, in front of and beneath which are seated more men; to either side, in front of tall, open receptacles each topped with a crown, is a man reading a piece of paper, a woman holding up an empty hand, and a seated man watching proceedings; at the front, many spectators watching from rows of counters on which are laid broad sheets of paper Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62779] £170.00
(£204.00 incl.VAT)
Corn Exchange, Mark Lane.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t et sculp.t. J. Bluck Aquat.
London. Pub Sept.r 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of the colonaded atrium of the Corn Exchange, London, with 'corn factors' at desks showing samples of corn to potential buyers. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34149] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
Covent Garden Market Westminster Election.
Pugin & Rowlandson del. et Sculpt. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub June 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint. 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼"), with large margins.
A view of the hustings in front of St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, with crowds extending to scaffolds and roofs listening to candidates during the Westminster Elections. Parades with pennants showing the names of the parishes "St Margaret's Westminster" and "St Martin's in the Fields" can be seen in the foreground. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 46884] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
New Covent Garden Theatre.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculp.t. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub Jan 1st 1810 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 24 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼) large margins.
The newly-opened theatre, built after the original building burnt down in 1808, itself burning down in 1856. Its replacement become the Royal Opera House in 1892. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 53544] £380.00
Covent Garden Theatre.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t et Sculp.t. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London: Publish'd July 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint. 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼") very large margins.
An interior view of the original Royal Opera House, built by Edward Shepherd for John Rich in 1732. A choir and orchestra surround an organ in the centre of the stage. Only three months after the publication of this print, on the morning of 20 September 1808, the theatre was completely destroyed by fire. The performance of 'Pizarro' on the previous evening had required the firing of a gun, and it was supposed that the wadding from the gun had lodged in the scenery. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 58203] £320.00
The Long Room, Custom House.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. J. C. Stadler Aquat.
London. Pub July 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of the Long Room in the Custom House, Lower Thames Street, London. The house was rebuilt in 1717-25 by Thomas Ripley on the foundations of an earlier house by Wren. It was destroyed by fire 1814. The Long Room was where customs men received offical documents. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34090] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Debating Society, Piccadilly. Plate 29.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. J. C. Stadler sculp.
London. Pub Aug.t 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with large margins.
A view of 'The Athenian Lyceum' meeting of the debating society, taking place at No. 22 Piccadilly. An interior view of a crowded room with a chairman presiding over debates. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62778] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Debating Society, Piccadilly.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. J. C. Stadler sculp.
London. Pub Aug.t 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
A view of 'The Athenian Lyceum' meeting of the debating society, taking place at No. 22 Piccadilly. An interior view of a crowded room with a chairman presiding over debates. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34091] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Doctors Commons.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. Stadler Aquat.
London. Pub.1st Augt, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. Plate 230 x 278mm.
A scene inside the Doctors' Commons, the society of lawyers that were practising civil law in London. Court proceedings were also held here. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 17004] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
Drury Lane Theatre.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t et sculp.t. J. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub 1st Aug.t 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint. 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼") very large margins.
An interior view of the Drury Lane theatre filled with an audience watching a performance in progress. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is the most recent in a line of four theatres which were built at the same location, the earliest of which dates back to 1663, making it the oldest theatre site in London. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 58202] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
Excise Office, Broad Street.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculp.t. Sutherland aqua.t.
London. Pub. Feb 1, 1810 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Coloured aquatint. 225 x 270mm. 9¾ x 10½". Slight offset from test.
The Excise Office was responsible for collecting taxes on products including alchohol; tea, coffee and chocolate; malt, hops, starch, candles; and paper, vellum and parchment Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 11451] £130.00
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Exhibition Room, Somerset House. Plate 2.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t et sculp.t. Hill Aquatin.
London Pub, 1. Jan.y 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts on the Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
Interior view of the exhibition room at Somerset House, London. An extremely crowded exhibition with paintings from floor to ceiling and a large number of viewers. The Royal Academy was founded in 1768 with the backing of George III and twelve years later moved into the newly completed Strand block of Somerset House. Here the Academy held its annual exhibitions until 1836. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
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Exhibition Room, Somerset House. Plate 2.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t et sculp.t. Hill Aquatin.
London Pub, 1. Jan.y 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts on the Strand.
Fine hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼"). Paper toned.
Interior view of the exhibition room at Somerset House, London. An extremely crowded exhibition with paintings from floor to ceiling and a large number of viewers. The Royal Academy was founded in 1768 with the backing of George III and twelve years later moved into the newly completed Strand block of Somerset House. Here the Academy held its annual exhibitions until 1836. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 61928] £180.00
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Horse Armoury, Tower. Plate 101.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t et sculp.t. Sunderland aqua.t.
London Pub, Nov.r 1.st 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
Interior view of the Horse Armoury at the Tower of London. Cavalry in full armour lined up against back wall for inspection; helmets and other pieces of armour hanging from walls and ceiling Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 61930] £160.00
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Fire in London.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. J. Bluck, Aqua.t.
London. Pub 1st Sept, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand
Hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 230 x 280mm (9 x 11") very large margins. Slight mount burn.
The fire that destroyed the Albion Flour Mills, on the Southwark side of Blackfriars Bridge, March 2nd, 1791. Also destroyed were John Rennie's steam-driven milling machines inside: it was rumoured the fire was deliberately set to prevent these innovations putting windmill-owners out of business. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
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Fleet Prison. N.o 36.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t et sculp.t. Stadler Aqua.t.
London. Pub.1st Sept.r, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, plate 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), with very large margins.
A view of the notorious debtors' prison near Farrington Street. Founded in 1197 this building shown here was built 1781-1782, after the previous one was destroyed in the Gordon Riots of 1780. In the yard some of the inmates are playing tennis/squash/racquets. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62690] £280.00
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[Foundling Hospital, The Chapel.]
[Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculp.t. J.Bluck Aqua.t.]
[London. Pub 1.st Oct.r, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.]
Aquatint. Sheet 190 x 255mm (7½ x 10"). Trimmed within image, losing all inscriptions.
The Foundling Hospital in Guildford Street. It was founded in 1742 by Captain Thomas Coram, whose friends included William Hogarth (later a governor of the institution) and Handel (who donated an organ to the chapel and gave performances of the 'Messiah' on it, raising £7,000). Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. A rare uncoloured example. Abbey, Scenery: 212. See reference 47227 for a coloured version.
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Freemasons Hall, Great Queen Street.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. Stadler Aquat.
London. Pub Oct.r 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of a full Freemans Hall in Queen Street, London, the headquarters and meeting place for the Masonic Lodges in the London area. In 1775 the premier Grand Lodge purchased a house on Queen Street, behind which was a garden and a second house. A competition was held for the design of a Grand Hall to link the two houses. The winning design was by draughtsman, watercolour artist, architect and teacher, Thomas Sandby. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34147] £180.00
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Greenwich Hospital, The Painted Hall.
Pugin & Rowlandson del.t et sculp.t. J. Bluck Aquat.
London. Pub Jan 1, 1810 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of the Painted Hall in Greenwich Hospital, London. The first of the principal buildings constructed for the hospital was the King Charles Court, famous for its baroque Painted Hall, which was painted by Sir James Thornhill in honour of King William III and Queen Mary II (the ceiling of the Lower Hall), of Queen Anne and her husband, Prince George of Denmark (the ceiling of the Upper Hall) and George I (the north wall of the Upper Hall). The Painted Hall was deemed too magnificent for the pensioned seamen's refectory and was never regularly used as such. On 5th January 1806, Lord Nelson's body lay in state in the Painted Hall of the Greenwich Hospital before being taken up the river Thames to St Paul's Cathedral for a state funeral. In 1824 a National Gallery of Naval Art was created in the Painted Hall, where it remained until 1936, when the collection was transferred to the National Maritime Museum, newly established in the Queen's House and adjacent buildings. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 61931] £180.00
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Guildhall.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. J. Bluck Aquat.
London. Pub Oct.r 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint with large margins. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼").
An interior view of the Great Hall in Guildhall, London, with a procession of Common Councilmen and Aldermen leading up the steps in the centre of the image. Guildhall has been used as a town hall for several hundred years, and is still the ceremonial and administrative centre of the City of London. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34144] £140.00
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Common Council Chamber, Guildhall.
Rowlandson & Pugin del.t. et sculp.t./ J. Bluck aqua.t.
London Pub.1.st. Nov.r. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Coloured aquatint with large margins. Plate: 240 x 280mm (9½ x 11"). Slight crease on left and some foxing.
Interior scene in which robed men, wearing wigs, sit in a domed room hung with paintings, whilst a group of figures gather at the entrance to watch the proceedings. From Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London'. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34117] £220.00
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Guildhall. Examination of a Bankrupt before his Creditors. Court of Kings Bench.
Pugin & Rowlandson, del.t. et sculp.t. J.Bluck Aqua.t.
Pub. 1.st. Nov.r. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand, London.
Coloured aquatint. Plate: 280 x 230mm (11 x 9"). Large margins.
Interior scene in Guildhall in which a man stands before a court of men, some of which are examining papers and conversing amongst themselves. From Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London'. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 34110] £240.00
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House of Commons. Plate 21.
Rowlandson & Pugin del. et sculpt. Bluck, Aquat.
London. Pub May 1, 1808 at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101, Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint. Platemark: 240 x 285mm (9½ x 11¼"), with large margins.
An interior view of the House of Commons with a session taking place. Published in Ackermann's famous work, the 'Microcosm of London', the figures were drawn by the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and the architecture by Augustus Pugin. Abbey, Scenery: 212.
[Ref: 62784] £160.00
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