Description
18th-century copperplate engraving featuring The Charter House Hospital, Smithfield, London.
Tudor quadrangles, cloisters, formal gardens and rows of trees surrounding Charterhouse Square.
Originally published in William Maitland’s The History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time.
“Page 661” (printed in the upper right-hand corner), making it a from the 1739 first edition.
Engraved by famed British architectural engraver William Henry Toms (Toms Sculp. lower right).
Presented in a classic vintage/antique black and gilt wood frame. Glazed and ready to hang (matching the framing style of the Guy’s Hospital companion print I have).
Plate Mark Dimensions: Approx. 12.5″ x 8″ (31.8 cm x 20.3 cm)
I can deliver in London for £20. Nw8 8 collection, or ask about post.
