A View of the House of Commons
Dateca. 1755
Engraver
Benjamin Cole
After work by
John Pine (1690-1756)
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving and etching on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 9 1/8in. (36.8 × 23.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1932-109
DescriptionLower margin reads: "B. Cole sculp.t./ A View of the House of Commons"Label TextThis print depicts an interior view of the English House of Commons. A member of parliament stands to the left of the speaker (center) addressing the House of Commons. It was published in the 1756 edition of William Maitland's "The History of London from its foundation to the present time" (Book VII, Volume 2). Cole copied the image from John Pine's 1749 print "A view of the House of Commons in the Session 1741-2" (BM 1862,1213.50).ProvenanceBefore 1932, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1932-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
