Original antique engraving of Bridewell Hospital in London, the former royal palace turned house of correction, in a view of its courtyards about 1720. Copper engraving in black and white published in London by Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance & Co. At the foot: "Bridewell Hospital, in 1720".
Original antique engraving of Bridewell Hospital in London, the former royal palace turned house of correction, in a view of its courtyards about 1720. Copper engraving in black and white published in London by Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance & Co. At the foot: "Bridewell Hospital, in 1720".
From Londiniana; or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis, by Edward Wedlake Brayley, a work in four volumes on the history and antiquities of London published in 1829.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Date: 1829 (the view shows the buildings as they were in 1720).
Source: E. W. Brayley, Londiniana, London, Hurst, Chance & Co.
Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 in (17 x 11 cm).
Condition: Fair. Paper slightly yellowed, with an occasional scattered speck in the margins; image clean and well printed.