• The Hall and Stair Case, British Museum

Creator:

• W.H. Pyne (1769-1843) and William Combe (1742-1823), text; Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), drawings; Augustus Pugin (1762-1832), engraver

Description:

• Hand-colored aquatint From The Microcosm of London, or London in Miniature, Volume 1 London: R. Ackermann, 1808-1811

Curatorial Notes:

• With its elaborate colored aquatints and dictionary-style entries, The Microcosm of London is not only beautiful, but also a practical guide to the city. This entry featuring the British Museum is a prime example of that. To create his first major color plate book, celebrated publisher Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834) brought together the talents of major artists, including Auguste Charles Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson, to capture the architecture and characters of Regency London.

Photography:

• David Kelly Crow

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/4t64gt557

Edm rights:

• No Known Copyright

Range label:

• Logical