The Charter-House Hospital

William Henry Toms ( - died 1765)

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    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’.
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    Artist
    William Henry Toms ( - died 1765)
    Title
    The Charter-House Hospital
    Date
    Medium
    Coloured engraving
    Dimensions
    height: 21.30 cm, width: 32.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Baynton-Williams, February 1977
    GAC number
    12800