A bird's-eye view of Smithfield market, taken from from the Bear and Ragged Staff
John Bluck (fl.1791 - 1831)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1811
Materials
paper
Measurements
445 x 560 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286141.2
Summary
Print, coloured aquatint, A bird's-eye view of Smithfield market, taken from from the Bear and Ragged Staff by John Bluck (fl.1791-1831). One of a pair of coloured aquatints of Smithfield and Covent Garden markets, by Bluck after drawings by Pugin and Rowlandson. Published by Ackermann 1st Jan. 1811. (b) 'A Bird's-eye view of Smithfield market, taken from from the Bear and Ragged Staff'. The London buildings are in the background. Centre of the picture is taken up with rows of animals in pens. In the foreground is a pig pen with men discussing in groups. One inch margin.
Marks and inscriptions
A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF SMITHFIELD MARKET/TAKEN FROM THE BEAR AND RAGGED STAFF
Makers and roles
John Bluck (fl.1791 - 1831), engraver (printmaker) Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834) , engraver and publisher