Byrsa Londinensis vulgo the Royal Exchange (Royal Exchange, London)

Wenceslaus Hollar

1645–47 · Etching, presumably second state of two with number trimmed off margin · Drawings and Prints

View of the commercial institution in the City of London, built by Sir Thomas Gresham on land between Cornhill and Threadneedle Streets, provided by the City Corporation. He modeled it on the Bourse in Antwerp, and Flemish-Italianate buildings surrounded the open courtyard used for trading, with covered arcades used in wet weather. The bell tower was surmounted with a grasshopper.

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar

Date

1645–47

Medium

Etching, presumably second state of two with number trimmed off margin

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917