| Method | Lithograph |
| Artist | Louis Haghe after Leeson Rowbotham |
| Published | Published by Davey and Muskett, Booksellers Broad Street Bristol, and sold by Charles Tilt, Fleet Street London, and all other Booksellers. [c. 1831] |
| Dimensions | Image 350 x 482 mm, Sheet 445 x 575 mm |
| Notes |
A large-scale view of Bristol from Pile Hill, the city is shown on fire during the riots of the 30th of October 1831. Louis Haghe (1806-1885) was part of the firm of Day & Haghe, which was one of the most prominent lithographic companies of the nineteenth-century. They were also amongst the foremost pioneers in the evolution of chromolithography. The firm was established in 1823 by William Day, but did not trade under the moniker of Day & Haghe until the arrival of Louis Haghe in 1831. In 1838, Day & Haghe were appointed as Lithographers to the Queen. However, and perhaps owing to the fact that there was never a formal partnership between the two, Haghe left the firm in the 1850's to devote himself to watercolour painting. The firm continued as Day & Son under the guidance of William Day the younger (1823 - 1906) but, as a result of a scandal involving Lajos Kossuth, was forced into liquidation in 1867. Vincent Brookes bought the company in the same year, and would produce the caricatures for Gibson Bowles' Vanity Fair magazine, as well as the illustrations for Cassell's Poultry Book, amongst other commissions. Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham (1823-1875) was an Irish painter and printmaker. Condition: Rubbed inscription below the image to the right, which used to read: "Drawn on Stone by L. Haghe". Repaired tears to right and bottom margins. Time toning and staining to margins. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £400.00 |
| Stock ID | 43385 |