HARDING, James Duffield.
Ludgate Hill, London.
Lithographed by C. Hullmandel after Harding, published by Charles Tilt in 1837. This is known as a ‘tinted lithograph’ because there is a background tint of a pale cream colour that is printed separately from the black. It is not coloured. Harding and Hullmandel were instrumental in perfecting the method.
The scene shows St Paul’s Cathedral at the top of the busy street. It looks as if there is not enough room for all the horse drawn vehicles to pass each other. One of the carts has the name of Pickford on it, an important transport company even then. On the right is a gas light; there were few of those about at this date.
Image: 17.5 x 14cm.
£75