John Bluck
Common Council Chamber, Guildhall

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Artist John BluckEnglish, active 1791–1819

Artistafter Augustus Charles PuginEnglish, born France, 1762–1832

Artistafter Thomas Rowlandson British, 1756–1827

Publisher Rudolph Ackermann English, born Saxony, 1764–1834

Publisher R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, LondonLondon

CultureEnglish

Titles

Common Council Chamber, Guildhall
from The Microcosm of London, or London in Miniature

DateNovember 1, 1808

Place depictedLondon, England

Made inLondon, England

MediumAquatint and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

DimensionsPlate: 10 7/8 × 9 1/4 in. (27.7 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet (irreg.): 12 3/4 × 10 1/2 in. (32.4 × 23.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Betty Krulik in honor of Emily Neff

Object number2013.279

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Provenance[The Old Print Shop, New York, by 2013]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History“American Adversaries: West and Copley in a Transatlantic World,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2013–January 20, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed lower right below the image: J. Bluck aquat.
Printed lower left below the image:: Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt.
Printed lower center recto margin: COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBER, GUILDHALL. / London Pub. 1st Nov.r 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Printed upper right above image: No. 42.

Watermark and countermark along the right edge: "J. Whatman // 1808"
The Old Print Shop 60101

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