North Front of Windsor Castle

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Thomas Sutherland was a prominent aquatint engraver who specialised in sporting, coaching, naval and military subjects, as well as topographical views. His engravings were generally made after the designs of contemporary artists. His best known works are some of the 105 illustrations to Rudolf Ackermann’s ‘The Microcosm of London’ (completed in three volumes in 1810). Sutherland also produced a series of prints based on the Peninsular Battles of 1808 to 1814. He lived and worked in London.

Places

England, Berkshire

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, townscape/cityscape, dog, smoke, river bank, river, man, towpath, house, castle, chimney, punt

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

George Samuel ( - 1823)
Thomas Sutherland (1785 - 1838)

Title

North Front of Windsor Castle

Date

published 1 February 1819

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 29.80 cm, width: 38.80 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Baynton-Williams, September 1981

GAC number

15231