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Ironmongers Hall with a View of Fenchurch Street
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Ironmongers Hall with a View of Fenchurch Street

Date1753
After work by John Donowell (fl. 1753 - 1786)
Engraver Thomas Bowles II (ca.1689 - 1767)
Publisher Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored etching and engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-373
DescriptionLower margin reads: "I. Donawell delin. / Pubished according to Act of Parliament, Aug 1. 1753. / T. Bowles sculp. / Ironmongers Hall with a View of Fenchurch Street. / L'Hotel des Ferronniers dans la Rue de Fenchurch a LONDRES./ London, Printed for Tho Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard, John Bowles and Son in Cornhill and R. Sayer in Fleet Street and H. Overton without Newgate. / 29"
Label TextA long view of Fenchurch street, London is shown in this print. On the right is the Ironmongers Hall with its highly ornamented roof. The street is filled with people going about their daily routines and with carraiges and carts. To the left is another building.