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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A small antique print of the old Inn of Chancery which used to stand off Wych Street - in a huddle of buildings roughly where Bush House now stands, swept away in the Aldwych-Kingsway redevelopment of the early twentieth century. Engraved by W. Symms from original studies (now in the Westminster archives) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th century London. Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 112 x 70mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/098.

£20

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London : Jones & Co., 1831. An attractive antique print of the exterior of the old Olympic Theatre in Wych Street - then under the management of the celebrated Madame Vestris. This particular theatre was destroyed by fire in 1849 - and its successor swept away in the Aldwych-Kingsway redevelopment of the early twentieth century. Engraved by John James Hinchliff (1805-1875) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 107 x 157mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 6-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/182.

£25

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