South East Prospect of the Temple Church

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Benjamin Cole was from a well-known family of engravers. He began his career engraving maps and trade cards. His earliest architectural works are thought to be his series of English and Welsh cathedrals, published in 1715. These prints were incorporated into a series of ‘Prospects’, published by John Overton in the 1720s. Cole also engraved plates for ‘Views of the Several Parts of the Palace or Castle of Versailles’ (1725) for Overton. In 1736 Cole and William Henry Toms engraved the plates for architect Nicholas Hawksmoor’s ‘A Short Historical Account of London Bridge’. However, Cole more commonly engraved portraits and decorative subjects, such as bookplates, after works by contemporary artists.

Places

England, London

Subjects

topography, house, church, church windows, window

Materials & Techniques

engraving

Artist

Benjamin Cole ( - 1783)

Title

South East Prospect of the Temple Church

Series Title

The History and Survey of London From Its Foundation to the Present Time

Date

1755

Medium

Engraving

Acquisition

Presented by Dr. Peter Rusk, November 1971

GAC number

9512