Lot 49
Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827) and Augustus Pugin (1812-1852)
Lot 49 Details
Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827) and Augustus Pugin (1812-1852), British
14 CARICATURES FROM "MICROCOSM OF LONDON", 1808-1810
Fourteen handcoloured etchings and aquatints on wove paper:
Pillory, Charing Cross, Plate 62, 1809;
Bow Street Office, Plate 11, 1808;
Court of King’s Bench, Plate 24, 1808;
Court of Chancery, Plate 22, 1808;
The Great Hall, Plate 7, 1808;
House of Lords, Plate 52, 1809;
Court of Common Pleas, Plate 23, 1808;
Excise Office, Plate 103, 1810;
Guildhall, Examination of a Bankrupt Before his Creditors..., Plate 41, 1808;
Guildhall, Plate 40, 1808
Court of Exchequer, Plate 25, 1808;
Royal Exchange, Plate 67, 1809;
Old Bailey, Plate 58, 1809;
House of Commons, Plate 21, 1808
Matted and unframed.
Images/Sheets approximately 9 ins x 11 ins; 22.9 cms x 27.9 cms; 10.2 ins x 12.6 ins; 26 cms x 32 cms
Estimate $600-$800
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Provenance:
Gift of the Estate of Mr. John T. Johnson to the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto in 1985, Accession Nos. 85/428.1 -14;
Deaccessioned to benefit art purchases at the AGO
Note:
Rudolph Ackermann published the “Microcosm of London” in three volumes between 1808 and 1810. Descriptions of notable London institutions by William Henry Pyne were accompanied by illustrations by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson. The entries were arranged alphabetically to allow the book to be used as “a sort of dictionary.” Pugin and Rowlandson worked collaboratively, with the former providing the architecture and the latter peopling the scenes with figures.