Strand, Westminster
Strand, Westminster
Record No
29838
Title
Strand, Westminster
Description
"The Hobby Horse of a Lxxx Mxxxr!". The Lord Mayor, Sir William Pickett, sits astride Temple Bar pulling on ropes attached to St Clement Danes and other buildings in the centre of the road, while a crowd of aldermen look on. The satire makes reference to Pickett's plans for improvements in the Strand.
Date of execution
1790
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
Wakefield Collection
Engraver
anon.
Publisher
Holland, William
Notes
Pickett proposed removing Temple Bar, rebuilding St Clement Danes, and demolishing houses between Butcher Row and the Strand, with a quotation from Stern's "Tristram Shandy" at the top of the page.
Medium
etching
Support
paper
Longest dimension
38cms
Shortest dimension
26cms
Picture type
satire
Catalogue No
p7522457
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