The North View of Gibraltar from the Isthmus towards Spain

John Mace
William Henry Toms ( - died 1765)

Coloured engraving

published 2 January 1775

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Gibraltar
    City: Gibraltar
    Place: Governor's Residence, The Convent
  • 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
    John Mace
    William Henry Toms ( - died 1765)
    Title
    The North View of Gibraltar from the Isthmus towards Spain
    Date
    published 2 January 1775
    Medium
    Coloured engraving
    Dimensions
    height: 51 cm; width: 66 cm; depth: 2 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Parker Gallery, November 1956
    GAC number
    3648