File:A View Of Whitehall, Looking South, 1740.jpg
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Appears to be a coloured-in version of John Maurer's engraving "A perspective view of Whitehall", which appeared as Plate 24 of the 1754-5 edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster"; cf Government Art Collection copy
The Royal Academy lists the same work as Plate 1 of a bound set of twelve plates, first issued in 1740. (RA accession number 06/3121)
The National Trust has an oil-painting version of the same scene, accession number 1514044. (Art UK
Appears to be a coloured-in version of John Maurer's engraving "A perspective view of Whitehall", which appeared as Plate 24 of the 1754-5 edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster"; cf Government Art Collection copy
The Royal Academy lists the same work as Plate 1 of a bound set of twelve plates, first issued in 1740. (RA accession number 06/3121)
The National Trust has an oil-painting version of the same scene, accession number 1514044. (Art UK
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- 2005-05-14 06:22 CalJW 656×338×8 (43245 bytes) A view of Whitehall, looking south, in 1740. The [[Banqueting House]] is on the left. The Gateway across the street has been removed and Whitehall and its continuation Parliament Street are now roughly the breadth of the section of road in the foreground
