Synagogue Duke's Palace Houndsditch
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1809. Aquatint and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 9 1/4 x 11 inches (234 x 278 mm), full margins. With an unidentified blindstamp in the lower right margin. In excellent condition with very minor, natural toning on the verso, as well as two tabs of archival tape from a former mount (outside of image area) along the tops sheet egde, verso. From The Microcosm of London, Volume 3, by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1809.
This aquatint is based on one by Augustus Charles Pugin (1762–1832) and Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827), originally published in the popular magazine Ackermann’s Repository of Arts. Pugin’s depiction of the architecture appears to be quite reliable. Rowlandson, on the other hand, has filled the synagogue with praying Jews, many of whom conform to popular caricatures of the time. The building was repaired and redecorated several times over the years before it was completely destroyed in the German bombing of London during the Blitz in May of 1941.
Item number: 1028
Price: $500.00
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