A fine pair of Georgian prospects of London in ovals
A North View of the Cities of London and Westminster, with Part of Highgate, taken from Hampstead Heath, near the Spaniards. [&] A South View of the Cities of London and Westminster, taken from Denmark Hall near Camberwell.
London: John Boydell, 1779 & 1780. Pair of coloured engravings. Each c.605 x 480mm.
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A beautiful pair of oval views of London, engraved by Daniel Lerpiniere after Robertson. The rustic scenes in the foreground emphasise how rural Hampstead and Camberwell were at the time: now both have been caught up in London's urban sprawl.
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Trimmed to platemarks, a few small repairs.Related products
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