The North Front of Old Somerset House in the Strand

1777

William Moss and Francis Jukes

Associated Names
William Moss

Artist, British, active 1775-1782

Francis Jukes

Artist, British, 1747 - 1812

The image shows a grand architectural facade, likely from the 18th or 19th century, featuring a central building flanked by symmetrical wings. The roofline of the building has tall chimneys, against a cloudy sky. The artwork is rendered in detailed ink wash or sepia tones. In the foreground, there is a cobbled street with a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians. There is a wrought iron fence running parallel to the building. The color palette is predominantly beige and brown.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 51.4 × 72.5 cm (20 1/4 × 28 9/16 in.)
    plate: 50.5 × 71.5 cm (19 7/8 × 28 1/8 in.)
    image: 43.2 × 67.1 cm (17 × 26 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.144.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Augustus Fraser [1826-1898], London (Lugt 2830). (Andrew Edmunds, London); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 177, fig. 4

Inscriptions

in plate, below image, at left: Drawn & Etch’d by W. Moss.; in plate, below image, at center: To the R.t Hon.ble Earl Harcourt, this PLATE part of Sommerset House in the Strand. / is most humbly Dedicated by His Lordships, Obedient & Obliged Serv.t W. Moss. / publish’d as the Act directs, 31.st March 1777, by W. Moss No. 8, Oxford Chapel Court, Cavendish Square.; in plate, below image, at right: Engrav’d in Aquatinta by F. Jukes

Markings

William Augustus Fraser [1826-1898], London (Lugt 2830)

Watermarks

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