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Bowles Collection

Background imageBowles Collection: Miss Jane Bowles, 1775, (1911). Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds

Miss Jane Bowles, 1775, (1911). Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Miss Jane Bowles, 1775, (1911). A portrait of Jane Bowles the eldest daughter of Oldfield Bowles (1739-1810), a landowner of North Aston, Oxfordshire. Painting held at The Wallace Collection, London

Background imageBowles Collection: A New Method of Maracrony Making as Practised at Boston in North America, ca. 1774

A New Method of Maracrony Making as Practised at Boston in North America, ca. 1774

Background imageBowles Collection: St. Peters Church at Walpole, 18th century. Creator: Unknown

St. Peters Church at Walpole, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
St. Peters Church at Walpole, 18th century

Background imageBowles Collection: The Beggars Opera, 1728. Creator: Unknown

The Beggars Opera, 1728. Creator: Unknown
The Beggars Opera, 1728. Formerly attributed to William Hogarth

Background imageBowles Collection: Samuel Bowles, Springfield Republican, from the American Editors series (N1

Samuel Bowles, Springfield Republican, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

Background imageBowles Collection: Well-a-day, Is this my Son Tom, ca. 1773. Creator: Probably after Samuel Hieronymus Grimm

Well-a-day, Is this my Son Tom, ca. 1773. Creator: Probably after Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
Well-a-day, Is this my Son Tom, ca. 1773

Background imageBowles Collection: Winter: a woman holding a spotted fur mantle, 1775. Creator: Richard Houston

Winter: a woman holding a spotted fur mantle, 1775. Creator: Richard Houston
Winter: a woman holding a spotted fur mantle, 1775

Background imageBowles Collection: Spring: a young woman holding flowers in her cloak, 1775. Creator: Richard Houston

Spring: a young woman holding flowers in her cloak, 1775. Creator: Richard Houston
Spring: a young woman holding flowers in her cloak, 1775

Background imageBowles Collection: Autumn: a young woman holding a rabbit, 1775. Creator: Richard Houston

Autumn: a young woman holding a rabbit, 1775. Creator: Richard Houston
Autumn: a young woman holding a rabbit, 1775

Background imageBowles Collection: The Pit Door / La Porte du Parterre, November 9, 1784. Creator

The Pit Door / La Porte du Parterre, November 9, 1784. Creator
The Pit Door/ La Porte du Parterre, November 9, 1784

Background imageBowles Collection: A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13, 1759, ca. 1760

A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13, 1759, ca. 1760

Background imageBowles Collection: A Church Service, c1700, (1947). Creator: C. Bowles

A Church Service, c1700, (1947). Creator: C. Bowles
A Church Service, c1700, (1947). Worshippers kneel in front of the pulpit. The vicar is saying Hide thy face from my sins, from Psalm 51:9

Background imageBowles Collection: Westminster Abbey and St Margarets Church, c1793. Creator: Thomas Bowles

Westminster Abbey and St Margarets Church, c1793. Creator: Thomas Bowles
Westminster Abbey and St Margarets Church, c1793. Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large

Background imageBowles Collection: The ketch Hoyden at anchor, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes

The ketch Hoyden at anchor, 1911. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The ketch Hoyden at anchor, 1911. Hoyden was built in Lowestoft in 1890 and owned by the founder of magazines The Lady and Vanity Fair, Thomas Gibson Bowles

Background imageBowles Collection: Outside St. Jamess Palace, Pall Mall, 1740-1760, (1920). Artist: Thomas Bowles

Outside St. Jamess Palace, Pall Mall, 1740-1760, (1920). Artist: Thomas Bowles
Outside St. Jamess Palace, Pall Mall, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Background imageBowles Collection: Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 1753. Artist: Thomas Bowles

Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 1753. Artist: Thomas Bowles
Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 1753

Background imageBowles Collection: Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1760. Artist: Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt

Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1760. Artist: Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt
Leicester Square, Westminster, London, c1760. View of Leicester Square, with reversed title in the upper margin for use with a Vue d Optique viewing box

Background imageBowles Collection: Horse Guards Parade from the south-west, Westminster, London, 1753. Artist: Thomas Bowles

Horse Guards Parade from the south-west, Westminster, London, 1753. Artist: Thomas Bowles
Horse Guards Parade from the south-west, Westminster, London, 1753. A view of the Parade of St Jamess Park, the New Buildings for the Horse Guards, the Admiralty

Background imageBowles Collection: The Admiralty, Whitehall, Westminster, London, 1731. Artist: Thomas Bowles

The Admiralty, Whitehall, Westminster, London, 1731. Artist: Thomas Bowles
The Admiralty, Whitehall, Westminster, London, 1731. View with figures and carriages in the courtyard and street

Background imageBowles Collection: View of the west end of Westminster Abbey before the addition of towers, London, c1738

View of the west end of Westminster Abbey before the addition of towers, London, c1738

Background imageBowles Collection: Interior view of Westminster Abbey, London, c1760. Artist: Thomas Bowles

Interior view of Westminster Abbey, London, c1760. Artist: Thomas Bowles
Interior view of Westminster Abbey, London, c1760. View looking east, with figures

Background imageBowles Collection: View of Northumberland House, Charing Cross, Westminster, London, 1794

View of Northumberland House, Charing Cross, Westminster, London, 1794. Also showing a street scene, including a man begging on the left, shops fronts, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians

Background imageBowles Collection: Map of the City of London, City of Westminster, River Thames, Lambeth and Southwark, 1736

Map of the City of London, City of Westminster, River Thames, Lambeth and Southwark, 1736. Top left shows two elevations of Banqueting House and Treasury

Background imageBowles Collection: Justice Hall, Old Bailey, City of London, pre 1737 (1740). Artist: John Bowles

Justice Hall, Old Bailey, City of London, pre 1737 (1740). Artist: John Bowles
Justice Hall, Old Bailey, City of London, pre 1737 (1740). View of the Justice Hall, Old Bailey, as it was before 1737 when the building was enclosed

Background imageBowles Collection: All Hallows Church, Bread Street, London, c1730. Artist: Thomas Bowles

All Hallows Church, Bread Street, London, c1730. Artist: Thomas Bowles
All Hallows Church, Bread Street, London, c1730. View of All Hallows, Bread Street with figures, horses and cart. Also showing the arms of the See of Canterbury

Background imageBowles Collection: The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. Artist: Thomas Bowles

The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. Artist: Thomas Bowles
The Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, London, c1750. Interior of the fashionable Rotunda where the well-to-do came to see and be seen

Background imageBowles Collection: Mansion House (exterior), London, 1751. Artist: Thomas Bowles

Mansion House (exterior), London, 1751. Artist: Thomas Bowles
View of Mansion House, London, 1751 with Cornhill and Mansion House on the left, including figures, coaches, horses, carts and animals

Background imageBowles Collection: Mansion House (exterior), London, c1751

Mansion House (exterior), London, c1751
View of Mansion House, London, c1751. Including Lombard Street in the centre and the Cornhill on the left. Also showing are three coaches and figures in the cobblestone streets

Background imageBowles Collection: St Mary-le-Bow, London, 1757. Artist: Thomas Bowles

St Mary-le-Bow, London, 1757. Artist: Thomas Bowles
View of St Mary-le-Bow and Cheapside, London, 1757; with a street scene and horse drawn vehicles

Background imageBowles Collection: Fish Street Hill, London, c1750. Artist: Thomas Bowles

Fish Street Hill, London, c1750. Artist: Thomas Bowles
View of the Monument in remembrance of the Great Fire of London in 1666, looking south down Fish Street Hill, London, c1750. Also showing a drover with livestock, carts and carriages

Background imageBowles Collection: A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, London, 1751

A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, London, 1751. The Royal Hospital and its formal gardens seen from the River Thames with sailing boats and rowing boats

Background imageBowles Collection: Chinese House, Rotunda and the company in masquerade, Ranelagh Gardens, London, 18th century

Chinese House, Rotunda and the company in masquerade, Ranelagh Gardens, London, 18th century
Chinese House, the Rotunda and the company in masquerade in Ranelagh Gardens, London, 18th century

Background imageBowles Collection: The Monument, City of London, c1755 (1903). Artist: Thomas Bowles

The Monument, City of London, c1755 (1903). Artist: Thomas Bowles
The Monument, City of London, c1755 (1903). The Monument comprises a fluted Doric column built of Portland stone topped with a gilded urn of fire

Background imageBowles Collection: Northumberland House, Charing Cross, Westminster, c1753 (1911). Artist: Thomas Bowles

Northumberland House, Charing Cross, Westminster, c1753 (1911). Artist: Thomas Bowles
Northumberland House, Charing Cross, Westminster, c1753 (1911). Northumberland House was a large Jacobean townhouse, so called because it was the London residence of the Percy family

Background imageBowles Collection: A Man-Trap, 1780, (1903)

A Man-Trap, 1780, (1903)
A Man-Trap, 1780. From an original print published by Carington Bowles, 1780. From The Connoisseur Vol. VII [Otto Limited, London, 1903.]

Background imageBowles Collection: He Thinks in Marble, Jehu Junior, 1904. Artist: jmp

He Thinks in Marble, Jehu Junior, 1904. Artist: jmp
He Thinks in Marble, Jehu Junior, 1904. Auguste Rodin, French sculptor. Jehu Junior was the nickname of Thomas Gibson Bowles, founder of the magazines The Lady and the English Vanity Fair

Background imageBowles Collection: Miss Jane Bowles, c1775. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds

Miss Jane Bowles, c1775. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Miss Jane Bowles, c1775. Painting held in The Wallace Collection, london. From The British Genius, by Haldane MacFall. [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

Background imageBowles Collection: A Pleasing Method of Rouzing the Doctor or a Thythe Pig No Bad Sight. 1770

A Pleasing Method of Rouzing the Doctor or a Thythe Pig No Bad Sight. 1770. Satire on the clergy - a woman is tickling the doctors nose with the tail of a piglet that she is obliged to give him as a

Background imageBowles Collection: View of the Royal Exchange London, 1751. Artist: Bowles, Thomas (1695-1767)

View of the Royal Exchange London, 1751. Artist: Bowles, Thomas (1695-1767)
View of the Royal Exchange London, 1751. From a private collection


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