The North View of Gibraltar from the Isthmus towards Spain

Location

Country: Gibraltar
City: Gibraltar
Place: Governor's Residence, The Convent

William Henry Toms was an engraver of portraits, ships and views of cities and castles in England. He lived at Union Court, Hoborn. He and his wife, Rachel, had a son, Peter (c.1726-1777), who would go on to be a painter. Toms had numerous apprentices during his career, including the engraver and printseller John Boydell. According to the diary of landscape painter Joseph Farington, Boydell described his master as ‘a very passionate man [who] committed many extravagances while his phrenzy [sic] lasted’.

Places

Strait of Gibraltar, North Africa, Morocco, Gibraltar, Spain

Subjects

topography, seascape/coastal scene, isthmus, stone/rock, sea, cliff, road, fortress, tower, sailboat, ship

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

John Mace
William Henry Toms ( - died 1765)

Title

The North View of Gibraltar from the Isthmus towards Spain

Date

published 2 January 1775

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 51 cm; width: 66 cm; depth: 2 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Parker Gallery, November 1956

GAC number

3648