Original engraving of Merchant Taylors' School in Suffolk Lane, in the City of London, drawn and engraved by Sheppard and published by John Harris in 1815. View of the brick front with schoolboys playing in the cobbled street.
Original engraving of Merchant Taylors' School in Suffolk Lane, in the City of London, drawn and engraved by Sheppard and published by John Harris in 1815. View of the brick front with schoolboys playing in the cobbled street.
From The Beauties of England and Wales. The school, one of the great London public schools, occupied this building in Suffolk Lane until its move in the last third of the 19th century.
Medium: Copper engraving on paper.
Artist / engraver: Sheppard (drew and engraved the view).
Date: 1815.
Source: The Beauties of England and Wales; London, John Harris, St Paul's Church Yard.
Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.9 in (21 x 12.5 cm).
Condition: Good, with wide margins. Paper with light toning and a minimal spot of oxidation in the right margin.