London:
THE HORSE-GUARDS
Copper engraving by Edward Rooker, after Michael Angelo Rooker, published by Edward Rooker, 1768.
The view shows the massive Tudor gateway of Whitehall Palace, looking at the elevation of Horse Guards that fronts onto Whitehall. The two mounted Horse Guards are on sentry duty. In the foreground are a number of people, three members of a family selling brushed and baskets, a coachman, two women and a young girl entering the building, and a blind beggar leaning against the gate. Several bills have been stuck onto the wall, mainly illegible, but one begins For the Benefit of Mr Rooker.
The print is one of a set of six. Edward Rooker published the prints and engraved five of them. M.A. Rooker was his son. Other artists of the series were Paul & Thomas Sandby.
Fine impression, trimmed close to the plate mark on all sides.
Plate size: 415 x 555mm
£500