A Peep at the Gas Lights in Pall-Mall
Thomas Tegg|George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson
December 23, 1809 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints
Men and women here walk along Pall Mall, amazed at the sight of a new type of lighting. In 1802 coal gas began to be used to light shops and factories. In 1807, a German called Winsor raised £50,000 to brighten Pall Mall in a speculation that failed. Triple flames, called cockspur lights, are seen here flickering infront of an elegant screen of columns that Nash built for the Prince Regent.
- Artist
- Thomas Tegg|George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson
- Date
- December 23, 1809
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959