The West Prospect of the Parish Church of St. Olave in the Old Jewry / The South East Prospect of the Parish Church of St. Margaret Lothbury

Benjamin Cole ( - 1783)

Coloured engraving

  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Benjamin Cole was from a well-known family of engravers. He began his career engraving maps and trade cards. His earliest architectural works are thought to be his series of English and Welsh cathedrals, published in 1715. These prints were incorporated into a series of ‘Prospects’, published by John Overton in the 1720s. Cole also engraved plates for ‘Views of the Several Parts of the Palace or Castle of Versailles’ (1725) for Overton. In 1736 Cole and William Henry Toms engraved the plates for architect Nicholas Hawksmoor’s ‘A Short Historical Account of London Bridge’. However, Cole more commonly engraved portraits and decorative subjects, such as bookplates, after works by contemporary artists.
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    Title
    The West Prospect of the Parish Church of St. Olave in the Old Jewry / The South East Prospect of the Parish Church of St. Margaret Lothbury
    Date
    Medium
    Coloured engraving
    Dimensions
    height: 26.00 cm, width: 40.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Baynton-Williams, February 1978
    GAC number
    13721