Scene, Milsom Street, Bath, Ground Floor
Medium
Pen and brown ink and graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19.1 x 23.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
Accession Number
67.539.323
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling heart of Regency-era Bath with *Scene, Milsom Street, Bath, Ground Floor*1836), a lively drawing by an anonymous British artist of the 19th century possibly once attributed to caricaturist Henry William Bunbury. Created with pen and brown ink over graphite on a modest 7½ × 9¼-inch sheet, this work captures the everyday vibrancy of Mils Street—one of Bath's premier shopping thoroughfares lined with elegant Georgian shops and promenaders. Men and women in period attire fill the ground-floor view, offering a candid glimpse into urban social life during the early Victorian p...