St. Stephen's Walbrook
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 9 x 10 3/4 in. (22.8 x 27.3 cm) Sheet: 9 13/16 x 13 1/16 in. (25 x 33.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.589.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant interior of St. Stephenbrook, one of London's historic churches, as captured in this vibrant 1809 hand-colored etching and aquatint. Created by a talented team—architectural draftsman Auguste Charles Pugin,aturist Thomas Rowlandson publisher Rudolph Ackermann, engraver John Bluck—this print offers a detailed glimpse into early 19th-century ecclesiastical splendor. Pugin's precise lines highlight the church's graceful arches and columns, while Rowlandson's lively figures bring the scene to life with worshippers and visitors, evoking the daily rhythm of Regency London. The...