No. 72 Bank of England Volunteers
£12.50
Bank of England (scroll down for a more detailed Description)
The first reprints of the 1798 aquatints by Thomas Rowlandson (published by Rudolph Ackermann) published in 1972 by Hugh Evelyn Limited.
Image size is 20.5 x 25.5 cm [8” x 10”] against a light greyish orange background (c. RGB fcf2e1) impressed on medium high white matt cartridge paper of c. 120 g/m2.
Print size: c. 26.2 x 33.7 cm [17” x 12 ¾”] may vary slightly from printers’ cut 50 years ago
Details of London Wards and Parishes provided by © the British Library
We offer thanks to the Trustees of the British Library and British Museum and Wikipedia for some text (and map outlines
Print is STANDARD size – shipping is the same for 1 to 10 prints (based on largest print size in your order) – see Shipping & Returns
Who were the Loyal Volunteers ? See here
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Description
The Bank was formed in 1694 to assist the Crown to raise funds against the threat of war with France. It was originally based at Mercer’s Hall on Cheapside but in 1734 moved to its current location in London’s main financial district, the City of London, on Threadneedle Street. It, along with the Mansion House, are located in Walbrook Ward which has expanded north into Cheap Ward (since the 1752 map attached Dowgate Volunteer) to accomodate these and other developments.
The Bank is sometimes known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, a name taken from a satirical cartoon by James Gillray in 1797. The road junction outside is known as Bank junction. (The image, the original of which hangs in The Bank of England Museum, is shown for historical interest and is not for sale – click on it to expand)
Additional information
| Weight | 0.0121 kg |
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| Dimensions | 25 × 35 cm |
