Original 1834 hand-colored engraving with the north-east view of Crosby Hall, the great medieval hall in Bishopsgate built about 1466 for the merchant John Crosby and the residence of Richard of Gloucester, the future Richard III. It is shown truncated, with the timber roof exposed.
Original 1834 hand-colored engraving with the north-east view of Crosby Hall, the great medieval hall in Bishopsgate built about 1466 for the merchant John Crosby and the residence of Richard of Gloucester, the future Richard III. It is shown truncated, with the timber roof exposed.
In 1910 the hall was taken down stone by stone and rebuilt in Chelsea, where it still stands, so the engraving records its original site. Drawn by F. Nash and engraved by Wise.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: F. Nash.
Engraver: Wise.
Date: 1834.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 10.2 in (21.5 x 25.8 cm).
Condition: Laid down on card. Paper toned in the margins, with light staining at the edges; color bright and well preserved.