• The Tower and Mint from Great Tower Hill

Creator:

• Charles Ollier (1788-1859), text; Thomas Shotter Boys (1803-1874), lithographer

Description:

• Lithograph From Original Views of London as it is London: Thomas Boys, 1842-1843

Curatorial Notes:

• This tableau features the Tower of London in the center, the Grecian-style Royal Mint, and a busy street scene. Created when watercolor painter and printmaker Thomas Shotter Boys was at the height of his powers and popularity, London As It Is was not only a commercial success, but also a book of significant record. It captures life in London during the 1840s, a period from which few good pictorial documents exist due to high production costs and transitioning printing technologies.

Photography:

• David Kelly Crow

Identifier:

• ark:/88435/8k71np46t

Edm rights:

• No Known Copyright

Range label:

• Logical