Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Bluck, active 1791–1831, British

after Augustus Charles Pugin, 1762–1832, French

after Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British

Published by R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1764–1834, British
Title:
Water Engine, Cold-Bath-Field's Prison
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 7/16 inches (32 x 24 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, upper right: "Plate 19"; lower left: "Pugin & Rowlandson del. et Sculpt."; lower center: "WATER ENGINE, | COLD-BATH-FIELD'S PRISON. | London, Pub. May 1. 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101, Strand."; lower right: "J. Bluck Aquat."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Chauncey Brewster Tinker
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.6.53
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
correctional institution | prison | engine | wheel | bricks | water | genre subject | architectural subject | labor | work | pointing | gesture | stripes | workers | prisoners | men | architecture | illustration | chains | doors | windows | beams (structural elements) | costume | coats | waistcoats | trousers | hats | fountain
Associated Places:
England | United Kingdom | Clerkenwell | Greater London | Islington | Mount Pleasant | Coldbath Fields Prison
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22844