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- Museum number
- 1948,0315.12.4
- Title
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Object: A View of the Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London
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Series: A Collection of Views of old London and its environs
- Description
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View of the bank from the street, showing the central gateway designed by George Sampson in 1734, and additional screen walls by Robert Taylor; a carriage approaching in central foreground, among other figures a man on the left carrying a heavy load on his shoulders, and a man on the right selling goods from a box around his neck. 1797, this state c.1840
Etching and engraving with hand-colouring
- Production date
- 1797
- Dimensions
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Height: 305 millimetres
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Width: 342 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This impression was published by West in c.1840, as part of his collection of views of London, taken from the stock of John Bowles and his successors.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1948
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1948,0315.12.4
