ASH RARE BOOKS – ANTIQUE PRINTS OF CANDLEWICK WARD
ANTIQUE PRINTS OF CANDLEWICK WARD AT
|
|
ANTIQUE PRINTS OF CANDLEWICK WARD | |
CLICK ON REFRESH/RELOAD TO ENSURE YOU HAVE THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS PAGE | |
CONEY, John, 1786-1833 : ST. CLEMENTS EASTCHEAP. UNITED WITH ST. MARTIN ORGARS. London : J. Booth, 1812. A handsome antique print – Clements Lane and the Wren church of St. Clement Eastcheap. Engraved by Joseph Skelton (1783-1871) from an original drawing (now in the British Museum) by John Coney. Originally produced for the part-work series “Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini; being a Series of Views” (London : 1810-1823) – “the first artistically competent and exhaustive illustration of the golden age of London church building” (Adams). Below the image are several lines of explanatory text. £75 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at prints@ashrare.com quoting stock number 36338 – or simply click on the button
| |
CONEY, John, 1786-1833 : ST. MICHAELS CROOKED LANE. London : J. Booth, 1812. A handsome antique print – the exterior of the Wren church demolished in 1831 to make way for the King William Street approach to the new London Bridge. Engraved by Joseph Skelton (1783-1871) from an original drawing (now in the British Museum) by John Coney. Originally produced for the part-work series “Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini; being a Series of Views” (London : 1810-1823) – “the first artistically competent and exhaustive illustration of the golden age of London church building” (Adams). Below the image are several lines of explanatory text. £75 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at prints@ashrare.com quoting stock number 36330 – or simply click on the button
| |
[ENGLISH SCHOOL] : RECTORY HOUSE AND CAMPANILE, ST. MARTIN’S ORGAR. – MR. JOHN DAVIES, ARCHITECT. [London : The Builder, 1852]. A handsome antique print – the tower of the old church in Martin Lane rebuilt as a campanile in the mid nineteenth century. Originally produced for “The Builder” in 1852. SOLD | |
LUKER, William, 1867-1951 : WILLIAM IV STATUE, KING WILLIAM STREET. [London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A pleasant vignetted Victorian print showing the statue of William IV and the adjacent buildings at the junction of King William Street, Cannon Street and Eastcheap, looking down toward London Bridge. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker and engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the Leadenhall Press publication “London City” (1891). £20 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at prints@ashrare.com quoting stock number 19111 – or simply click on the button
| |
SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer, 1793-1864 : ST. MARTIN, ORGAR, MARTIN’S LANE, CANNON ST. [London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A charming antique print – a pleasant view looking north up Martin Lane, with the old church of St. Martin Orgar – a church particularly associated with the French Huguenots in the latter part of its history. Engraved by James Baylis Allen (1803-1876) from an original pencil drawing (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd’s part-work series “London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1829-1832) – a work discreetly advertised on the wall of the church-yard. £20 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at prints@ashrare.com quoting stock number 33040 – or simply click on the button
| |
Return to Ash Rare Books home page. |
Designed and © 2024 Ash Rare Books
e-mail: prints@ashrare.com