A Perspective View of Lincolns Inn / Vue de Lincolns Inn

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

John Maurer was born in Switzerland. He moved to England in about 1745 and worked as a draughtsman and engraver, often making engravings from his own pen and ink drawings. His subjects are almost exclusively buildings in London. Examples of his work include perspective views of St James’ Palace, Westminster Abbey and Leicester Square.

Places

England, London, Camden (borough), Lincoln's Inn

Subjects

carriage, sedan chair, topography, townscape/cityscape, tree, horse, smoke, man, woman, road, garden, bollard, Inn of Court, house, courtyard, chimney

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

John Maurer

Title

A Perspective View of Lincolns Inn / Vue de Lincolns Inn

Date

1741

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Baynton-Williams, January 1976

GAC number

12159