Gray’s Inn Hall, Chapel and Library
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1791 - 1864)
W Watkins
engraving
published 1831-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd was born in London; the son of a watchcase maker. His elder brother was watercolourist George Sidney Shepherd, with whom he collaborated in 1813 on street views for Ackermann’s ‘Repository of the Arts’. He went on to build his reputation on depictions of fashionable cities. He made numerous sketching tours and, in 1818, visited France. He worked for Jones & Co. (1826-31), producing some 450 plates for the firm in total. He also worked as a drawing master. After 1842 he received regular commissions from the ‘Illustrated London News’ but still struggled financially. Collector Frederick Crace commissioned numerous watercolours of London sites from the artist (now in the British Museum). He died in Islington, aged c. 71.
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Explore
- Subjects
- hoop-rolling, topography, townscape/cityscape, weathervane, dog, boy, man, woman, girl, top hat, bonnet, begging, lamp post, street, pavement, Inn of Court, library, chapel, hall, window, chimney
- Materials & Techniques
- engraving
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Details
- Title
- Gray’s Inn Hall, Chapel and Library
- Date
- published 1831
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- height: 11.00 cm, width: 15.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Presented by Dr. Peter Rusk, November 1973
- Provenance
- Gift from Dr Rusk and Lord Simon of Glaisdale, November 1973.
- GAC number
- 10931