Annual Meeting of the Charity Children in St Paul's Cathedral, 1804
€ 120
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1804
Mapmaker / artist
After Edward Pugh; engraved by J. Fittler
Publisher
Richard Phillips, London
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-12935-18
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light wear to the bottom right corner. Age toning; handling soiling along the edges and foxing with some brown staining in the margins. Heavier staining in the margins. Small light flecks in the image, otherwise clean.
About this sheet
This is an original antique copper engraving, uncolored, in upright format, lettered "The annual meeting of the Charity Children in St Paul's Cathedral." The view looks along the cathedral from under the dome of St Paul's. Steep banks of seating rise on either side of the crossing, packed with rows of children, and a dense congregation fills the floor in front. Above, the painted dome and its ring of windows rise over the arches, banners hang from the galleries, and the organ is visible through the central arch.
The two lines of the title are engraved in script below the image. The artist's credit "E: Pugh D." is at lower left and the engraver's credit "J: Fittler. Sc:" at lower right. Beneath the title is the imprint "Published Augt 11-1804, by Richard Phillips, 71 St Paul's Church Yard."
The plate comes from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis, printed for Richard Phillips, No. 71, St. Paul's Church-Yard, by C. Mercier and Co., Northumberland-court, Strand, in 1804, and "illustrated with numerous copper plates." Many of its topographical views were drawn by Edward Pugh, a Welsh painter working in London, and engraved on copper by several London engravers, each of whom signed his own plate. The annual service for the children of the London charity schools was held in St Paul's from 1782, with thousands of children seated on tiered stands under the dome.
A striking upright image of a great London occasion, well suited to a stairway or narrow wall.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
