A View of the Mansion House appointed for the Residence of the Lord Mayor of London during the Year of His Mayoraltry this Noble Building was begun 1739
Thomas Bowles II (c.1695 - 1767)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1794
Materials
Paper
Measurements
378 x 508 mm
Place of origin
London
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22269.22
Summary
Print, engraving, A View of the Mansion House appointed for the Residence of the Lord Mayor of London, during the Year of His Mayoraltry this Noble Building was begun 1739, by Thomas Bowles (London c.1712 – after 1753).Contains in Breath (sic) 100 in Depth 220 feet. Inscription alongside in French. Left-hand side beneath picture T.Bowles delin et sculp, centrally beneath picture, Publish'd according to Act of Parliament (no date, removed ?); beneath inscription Re-Published 12 May 1794 by LAURIE and WHITTLE, 53 Fleet Street, London.
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
Thomas Bowles II (c.1695 - 1767), artist and engraver Robert Laurie and James Whittle (fl.1794-1812), engraver and publisher