Title

'The Great Subscription Room at Brooks's, St. James's Street, London', 1808, (1947). Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, Augustus Charles Pugin.

Caption

'The Great Subscription Room at Brooks's, St. James's Street, London', 1808, (1947). Interior of Brooks's gentlemen's club showing the segmental barrel vault ceiling. Gambling is in progress, with members playing roulette and games of cards. The club dates back to the 18th century. From "The Microcosm of London". [Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1808]. Published in "British Clubs", by Bernard Darwin. [Collins, London, 1947]

Credit line

Photo12/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19G33_025

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NA

Property release

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,2Mb (3,5Mb) / 18,2in x 13,7in / 5472 x 4102 (300dpi)

Keywords

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