London and Westminster 2 : Treasury to Somerset House

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street

Brothers Samuel and Nathaniel Buck made their names as leading British topographical draughtsmen of the 18th century. Over a period of 34 years, the Bucks produced several hundred drawings and engravings, including 87 engraved prospects of England and Wales. These are now important visual records of the appearance of British urban landscapes prior to the changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. In some cases, the places depicted have since disappeared or changed beyond recognition.

Places

England, River Thames, London, Banqueting House, Somerset House, Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Church of St. Anne's, Soho, Church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Whitehall

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, townscape/cityscape, river bank, river, government building, church, spire, barge/canal boat, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)

Title

London and Westminster 2 : Treasury to Somerset House

Date

11 September 1749

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Vicars Bros., March 1957

GAC number

3746