Antique original engraving, hand-colored, of the Pool of the Thames, the reach of the river below London Bridge, with laden lighters and barges and the city in the distance. Cut by William Miller after the picture by Sir A. W. Callcott, R.A., then in the collection of the Marquess of Lansdowne.
Antique original engraving, hand-colored, of the Pool of the Thames, the reach of the river below London Bridge, with laden lighters and barges and the city in the distance. Cut by William Miller after the picture by Sir A. W. Callcott, R.A., then in the collection of the Marquess of Lansdowne.
The impression carries in the margin the note "Proof on India Paper", proper to the short-run proof impressions printed on China paper before the ordinary edition.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored; proof impression on China paper.
Artist / after: Sir A. W. Callcott, R.A.
Engraver: W. Miller.
Date: 1840.
Dimensions: Image 6.3 x 8.7 in (16 x 22 cm).
Condition: Fair, with light damp staining in the left margin and in the upper right corner.