View of the New Custom House, taken from the River Thames

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street

This engraving, after the work of an unknown draughtsman, shows the newly completed Custom House building from the River Thames. In the distance, to the right of the composition, the familiar structure of the Tower of London rises above the surrounding buildings.

The original watercolour after which the print was made is dated 1816 and measures 60 cm in width. It is now in the collection of the Guildhall Library, London. However, both the artist of the watercolour and the engraver of the print have yet to be identified.

Places

England, River Thames, London, Tower of London, Custom House

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, river, prison, government building, tower, barge/canal boat, sailboat, ship

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

British 19th century unknown

Title

View of the New Custom House, taken from the River Thames

Date

published 1 January 1817

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 3.00 cm, width: 42.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Parker Gallery, August 1950

GAC number

1149