Original antique steel engraving with two views of London on the same sheet: the Achilles statue in Hyde Park, cast from the bronze of the guns taken at Salamanca, Vitoria, Toulouse and Waterloo and dedicated to the Duke of Wellington, and the entrance arch to the royal palace at Hyde Park Corner.
Original antique steel engraving with two views of London on the same sheet: the Achilles statue in Hyde Park, cast from the bronze of the guns taken at Salamanca, Vitoria, Toulouse and Waterloo and dedicated to the Duke of Wellington, and the entrance arch to the royal palace at Hyde Park Corner.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Thomas H. Shepherd.
Engravers: S. Freeman (Achilles statue) and J. Cleghorn (entrance to the royal palace).
Date: 7 July 1827.
Source: London, Jones & Co., Acton Place, Kingsland Road.
Condition: Toning and damp staining over the upper half of the sheet, outside the images.