The North Prospect of Gravesend in the County of Kent

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Brothers Samuel and Nathaniel Buck made their names as leading British topographical draughtsmen of the 18th century. Over a period of 34 years, the Bucks produced several hundred drawings and engravings, including 87 engraved prospects of England and Wales. These are now important visual records of the appearance of British urban landscapes prior to the changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. In some cases, the places depicted have since disappeared or changed beyond recognition.

Places

England, Tilbury Fort, Gravesend, Kent, River Thames, Thames Estuary

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, genre, townscape/cityscape, river, hill, boy, man, woman, 18th century costume, dress, trousers, flag, coat of arms, road, tavern, house, windmill, fortress, church, spire, tower, sailboat, ship

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)

Title

The North Prospect of Gravesend in the County of Kent

Date

published 26 March 1739

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Vicars Bros., March 1957

GAC number

3743