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Description: | Engraving . A beggar holds out his hat in the entrance to Horse Guards. To the left, a couple with a child are carrying chimney sweeping equipment. From their position within the gloomily lit archway, they have a view of the bright new building of Horse Guards, framed by the arch. The 17th-century Horse Guards building, once a guard-house for the palace of Whitehall, was demolished in 1749. The construction of this new building, designed by William Kent (1684-1748), began the following year, although it would not be entirely complete until 1858.
Probably the best known prints by engraver and actor Edward Rooker are a series of ‘Six London Views’, of which this is one. Five views in the set were made after drawings by Paul (c.1731-1809) and Thomas Sandby (c.1723-1798). This print was the only one of the set made after a drawing by Rooker’s son, Michael Angelo Rooker. The works were first published in 1767-68 by Edward Rooker and were reprinted after his death by Joseph Boydell. | Subjects: | sentry box broom clock begging horse street weathervane gate horseback topography girl woman coat of arms basket archway dog townscape/cityscape boy man | Temporal: | 1768 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Edward Rooker (Engraver) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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