06 London.pdf - Grosvenor Prints

Lithographic architect's plan, sheet 270 x 400mm. 10½x 15¾". Lithly soiled and foxed. £45From a drawing by Philip Hardwick (1792 - 1870),architect. In 1842 he commenced designs for the hall,library, and offices of Lincoln's Inn. His healthseriously failing him, the work had to be placed in thehands of his son. The first stone was laid 20 April1843, and the buildings were opened by the queen 30Oct. 1845.The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of fourInns of Court in London to which barristers of Englandand Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar.Ref: 9167294. General View [Lincoln's Inn]Shewing The Proposed New Hall AndLibrary , Stone Buildings, &c.P. Hardwick Archt. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen.[n.d., 1842.]Sepia tinted lithograph, image 185 x 305mm. 7¼ x 12".£160A general view of Lincoln's Inn. The HonourableSociety of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court inLondon to which barristers of England and Walesbelong and where they are called to the Bar.From a drawing by Philip Hardwick (1792 - 1870),architect. In 1842 he commenced designs for the hall,library, and offices. His health seriously failing him,the work had to be placed in the hands of his son. Thefirst stone was laid 20 April 1843, and the buildingswere opened by the queen 30 Oct. 1845.Ref: 9132295. South East View [Lincoln's Inn]P. Hardwick Archt. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen.[n.d., 1842.]Sepia tinted lithograph, image 175 x 295mm. 7 x 11½".£120The Great Hall of Lincoln's Inn. The HonourableSociety of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court inLondon to which barristers of England and Walesbelong and where they are called to the Bar.From a drawing by Philip Hardwick (1792 - 1870),architect. In 1842 he commenced designs for the hall,library, and offices of Lincoln's Inn. His healthseriously failing him, the work had to be placed in thehands of his son. The first stone was laid 20 April1843, and the buildings were opened by the queen 30Oct. 1845.Ref: 9135296. Interior View From South To NorthOf Great Hall [Lincoln's Inn]P. Hardwick Archt. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen.[n.d., 1842.]Sepia tinted lithograph, image 235 x 180mm. 9¼ x 7".£60Interior of the Great Hall of Lincoln's Inn. TheHonourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Innsof Court in London to which barristers of England andWales belong and where they are called to the Bar.From a drawing by Philip Hardwick (1792 - 1870),architect. In 1842 he commenced designs for the hall,library, and offices of Lincoln's Inn. His healthseriously failing him, the work had to be placed in thehands of his son. The first stone was laid 20 April1843, and the buildings were opened by the queen 30Oct. 1845.Ref: 9136297. London and Westminster. 1669.Published by J. Mawman, London. January 1st. 1821.Aquatint in sepia, image 160 x 820mm. 6¼ x 32¼".Whatman Turkey Mill watermark. Two vertical folds(as issued) torn at lower edge, stabilised tears continueinto lower part of image. £280“Count L. Magalott, Travels of Cosmo the Third,Grand Duke of Tuscany, through England during theReign of King Charles the Second 1669” (1821).In 1669 Cosimo de Medici III travelled through variouscountries, including England. He had in his retinue anartist to record the places he saw and Count LorenzoMagalotti, who was entrusted with creating a writtenaccount. The illustrated manuscript was later depositedin the Laurentian Library, Florence, where the sectionon the English leg of his tour attracted the interest ofEnglish visitors.In the 19th century a translation was made along withIndian ink copies of the original drawings by ThomasHosmer Shepherd. Those copies are now in the BritishLibrary Department of Manuscripts. Scaled downengravings in aquatint from these illustrate the 1821translation.Panoramic view of Westminster and the City ofLondon from Lambeth, looking across the RiverThames to Westminster Abbey, and showing the builtuparea from Millbank to the Tower of London. Theremains of the old St.Paul's Cathedral with its InigoJones facade is to be seen, and numerous church towersthat survived the Great Fire of London in 1666.Ref: 8818298. [London Bridge.]J.W. Jackson [pencil signature.] [n.d. c.1910.]Etching. Plate 147 x 175mm. 5¾" x 6⅞". £80View of London Bridge from the South-side of theRiver looking towards Monument.Ref: 9231299. View of London Bridge, Includingthe Church of St. Magnus, and theMonument.