The Highgate Archway from the Turnpike Gate at Holloway

British 19th century unknown

Coloured aquatint

Published 20 March 1823

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Peru
    City: Lima
    Place: British Embassy

    This view shows the road leading to Highgate Archway in north London. The archway is a viaduct designed by the architect John Nash (1752-1835), which was opened in 1813. Horse-drawn carriages are seen approaching the turnpike gate (or tollgate), just before the archway. To the left of the gate is the Archway Tavern.

    The print was published by Richard Holmes Laurie (1777-1858; son of mezzotint engraver and printseller Robert Laurie) of 53 Fleet Street, London, in March 1823. It is based on an earlier line engraving issued by the publisher Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) in 1812, the year before Highgate Archway opened. (Printsellers James Whittle and Richard Holmes Laurie also published a version in November 1813.)

    Ackermann’s print was made after a design by Augustus Charles Pugin (1762-1832). It does not include the tollgate (presumably yet to be constructed) and it shows a residential building on the site of the Archway Tavern. Both Pugin’s design and this version of the print were apparently drawn from a high position on a building opposite the turnpike.

  • Explore
    Places
    England, London, Holloway, Highgate Archway, Highgate
    Subjects
    cowherd, carriage, horseback, wagon, topography, Victorian Genre, tree, cow, horse, hill, man, woman, fence, gate, garden, lamp post, street, bridge (urban), house
    Materials & Techniques
    aquatint, coloured aquatint
  • Details
    Artist
    British 19th century unknown
    Title
    The Highgate Archway from the Turnpike Gate at Holloway
    Date
    Published 20 March 1823
    Medium
    Coloured aquatint
    Dimensions
    height: 30.00 cm, width: 44.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from John McMaster, August 1950
    GAC number
    1152