Lot 488
London.- Malton (Thomas) Perspective View of the Design for A Cast Iron Bridge ..., [in] place of the Present London Bridge, engraving, 1801.
Hammer Price: £700
Description
London.- Malton (Thomas) Perspective View of the Design for A Cast Iron Bridge ..., [in] place of the Present London Bridge, engraving with aquatint printed in colours and finished by hand, drawn and aquatinted by Malton, engraved by Lowry, 645 x 1250 mm (25 1/2 x 49 1/4 in), under glass, scuffs and abrasion to sheet at centre left, small nicks, perforations, even toning and browning, tear repaired at centre right of the sheet, framed, published by Ackermann, 1801
⁂ An impressive and large panoramic view showing a bridge design by Thomas Telford, which was submitted for a competition held to replace the old bridge between 1799-1801.
Description
London.- Malton (Thomas) Perspective View of the Design for A Cast Iron Bridge ..., [in] place of the Present London Bridge, engraving with aquatint printed in colours and finished by hand, drawn and aquatinted by Malton, engraved by Lowry, 645 x 1250 mm (25 1/2 x 49 1/4 in), under glass, scuffs and abrasion to sheet at centre left, small nicks, perforations, even toning and browning, tear repaired at centre right of the sheet, framed, published by Ackermann, 1801
⁂ An impressive and large panoramic view showing a bridge design by Thomas Telford, which was submitted for a competition held to replace the old bridge between 1799-1801.