1756
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1756 by John Boydell, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This old print shows London in 1647. Wooden houses pack tight streets beside the Thames. A church steeple tops the skyline. The artist drew it 100 years later. He used old maps and stories to show life back then. Look for the ox carts and narrow alleys. See how the shadows fall? That’s called chiaroscuro—strong light and dark to make shapes pop. Next, check the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A print by John Boydell depicts London as it appeared in 1647, offering a historical view of the city during that period.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Boydell was an English publisher noted for his reproductions of engravings. He helped alter the trade imbalance between Britain and France in engravings and initiated an English tradition in the art form. A former…
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