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Brook House, Hackney, 1761

Print
1842 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting Brooke House, Hackney, in 1761.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBrook House, Hackney, 1761 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
lithograph
Brief description
'Brook House, Hackney, 1761.' lithograph after engraving by J. P. Malcolm, published 1842
Physical description
Print depicting Brooke House, Hackney, in 1761.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5in
  • Width: 5.75in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist.
Marks and inscriptions
Dean & Munday, Lithrs / Threadneedle Street
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Object history
Brooke House (formerly known as King's Place) was built in the late 14th century. It was once owned by King Henry VIII, and in 1536/7 was the setting for Henry's reconciliation with his daughter Mary. It was also owned by Thomas Cromwell, Ralph Sadler and Henry Carey, nephew of Anne Boleyn, and in the 17th century passed to the Greville family (the Barons Brooke) who renamed it Brooke House. It became a private mental asylum in 1759, and was demolished by Hackney Council in the 1950s after suffering bomb damage in World War 2.

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.
Production
Copied, with modifications, from an earlier engraving, probably for publication in The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Hackney by William Robinson.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist.
Collection
Accession number
E.4691-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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