St. Paul's From Ludgate Hill, from Original Views of London As It Is
London: Thomas Shotter Boys, 1842. Lithograph with hand tinting on heavy wove paper, 17 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches (434 x 307 mm), full margins. Significant condition issues in the margins which include adhesive residue, edge tears and minor edge losses. The image area is clean with minor mat tone, however, colors are slightly attenuated. The verso shows moderate uneven toning. Issues primarily exist outside of the image area. This large and lively work was printed by Charles Hullmandel.
The images in Boys's 1842 portfolio, Original Views of London As It Is, capture a window of time in London that is very poorly represented in the historic record of graphic work. This is due to the facts that changing fashion and high production costs spelled the end of the colored aquatint, chromolithography wouldn't appear until 1850, and photography was still in a very experimental phase. The scene portrayed here is thereby scarce and important in its own right. These plates were issued with the prints having been tinted and hand-colored with the intention of imitating the look and aesthetic of watercolor.
Item number: 693
Price: $800.00
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