Title

Front of Montagu House, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1830 (1878). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Front of Montagu House, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1830 (1878). Montagu House was a grand 17th century private house, which became the first home of the British Museum. It was sold to the trustees of the museum in 1759 and was its home until it was demolished in the 1840s to make way for larger premises. From Old and New London Illustrated, Vol IV, by Edward Walford. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1878]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1878

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C79_051

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

94,4Mb (5,7Mb) / 22,4in x 16,4in / 6721 x 4907 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior road building buildings London England people architecture street country British museum English lane avenue location British Museum century Britain outside B&W Camden MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Bloomsbury The Print Collector Great Russell Street Montagu House TGN engraving Unknown Edward Walford Edward Walford Edward Walford engraving