The South East Prospect of Westminster Bridge

Benjamin Cole ( - 1783)

Coloured engraving

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  • About the work
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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Royal College of Defence Studies, Seaford House, Belgrave Square
  • About the artist
    Benjamin Cole was from a well-known family of engravers. He began his career engraving maps and trade cards. His earliest architectural works are thought to be his series of English and Welsh cathedrals, published in 1715. These prints were incorporated into a series of ‘Prospects’, published by John Overton in the 1720s. Cole also engraved plates for ‘Views of the Several Parts of the Palace or Castle of Versailles’ (1725) for Overton. In 1736 Cole and William Henry Toms engraved the plates for architect Nicholas Hawksmoor’s ‘A Short Historical Account of London Bridge’. However, Cole more commonly engraved portraits and decorative subjects, such as bookplates, after works by contemporary artists.
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    Artist
    Benjamin Cole ( - 1783)
    Title
    The South East Prospect of Westminster Bridge
    Date
    Medium
    Coloured engraving
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Parker Gallery, March 1961
    GAC number
    5433