'The First Day of Term': Westminster Hall, London (after Hubert-François Bourguignon known as Hubert Gravelot)
Charles Mosley (c.1720-1756)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
378 x 508 mm
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22269.10
Summary
Print, engraving, The First Day of Term, Westminster Hall, London (after Hubert-François Bourguignon known as Hubert Gravelot) by Charles Mosley (c.1720-1756). WESTMINSTER HALL. THE FIRST DAY OF TERM. A SATIRICAL POEM. Re-Published 6th November . 1797 by LAURIE and WHITTLE . 53 Fleet Street, London. Long satirical poem in four columns beneath main picture. Several small tears. Interior of Westminster Hall, showing the hammerbeam roof, looking towards tripartite arched window at far end; members of the public and the Law Court going about administrative business in hall;
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Charles Mosley (c.1720-1756), engraver (printmaker) after Hubert-François Bourguignon known as Hubert Gravelot (Paris 1699 - Paris 1773), artist