A fine pair of Georgian prospects of London in ovals

ROBERTSON, George.

A North View of the Cities of London and Westminster, with Part of Highgate, taken from Hampstead Heath, near the Spaniards. [&] A South View of the Cities of London and Westminster, taken from Denmark Hall near Camberwell.
London: John Boydell, 1779 & 1780. Pair of coloured engravings. Each c.605 x 480mm.

Trimmed to platemarks, a few small repairs.

A beautiful pair of oval views of London, engraved by Daniel Lerpiniere after Robertson. The rustic scenes in the foreground emphasise how rural Hampstead and Camberwell were at the time: now both have been caught up in London's urban sprawl.


Stock ID : 16909