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Hackney.

Print
02 May 1791 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Illustrated aquatint showing a view up Church Street in Hackney (now Mare Street), with the ford where the Hackney Brook crossed the road, with St. John-at-Hackney church in the background. Two men on horseback are in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHackney. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Aquatint
Brief description
Aquatint, view of Church Street (now Mare Street) in Hackney by William Ellis, 1791
Physical description
Illustrated aquatint showing a view up Church Street in Hackney (now Mare Street), with the ford where the Hackney Brook crossed the road, with St. John-at-Hackney church in the background. Two men on horseback are in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.75in
  • Width: 8.5in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions
Drawn & engraved by Wm Ellis / HACKNEY. / Published 2 May 1791, by W.Ellis, Gwynne's Buildings Islington (Lower border of the print.)
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers.
Object history
This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection
Accession number
E.4554-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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