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BENNETT, William James (1787-1844) after James STEPHANOFF (1788?-1874)
The Saloon, Buckingham House
London: Published by W. H. Pyne, 1818. Hand-coloured aquatint, heightened with touches of gum arabic. Very good condition apart from some light soiling. Plate mark: 10 x 12 3/8 inches. Sheet size: 10 1/2 x 13 inches.
A beautifully coloured print from "The History of the Royal Residences...," William Henry Pyne's comprehensive collection of plates depicting the interiors of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore.
Erected in 1703, Buckingham House was the residence of the Duke of Buckingham until it was purchased by George III for Queen Charlotte in 1762 and became one of the many homes of the royal family. George IV later commissioned the eminent architect John Nash to expand the building into what is now Buckingham Palace. During the reign of Queen Victoria, it became the chief London seat of the royal monarch.
Comprised of three volumes, Pyne's publication was an ambitious project involving several prominent engravers and draughtsman of the day including Sutherland, W. J. Bennett, R. Reeve, D. Havell and R. Cattermole. It constitutes an invaluable early nineteenth-century pictorial record of the magnificent interiors and furnishings of these palatial residences before they were significantly changed or, in the case of Carlton House, completely razed.
The watercolour painter and aquatint engraver William James Bennett was born in England and received his training at the Royal Academy. He emigrated to the United States in 1826, and is best known for his views of American cities, including the Hudson Valley Region, Niagara Falls, and numerous port cities such as New York, Charleston, and Buffalo.
Cf. Abbey, Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770-1860 396; cf. British Coloured Books, 78; cf. Martin-Hardie, p. 91; cf. Prideaux, p. 348; cf. Tooley 389; cf. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, et Graveurs, vol. 2, p. 108.
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