Artist
Benjamin Cole
Benjamin Cole is a Baroque artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
English engraver Benjamin Cole turned architectural theory into elegant prints in the early 1700s. His 1730 “A Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Ancient Architecture” shows crisp column drawings you can still flip through today. Flip past the columns to his “H Beard Print Collection” plates—tiny scenes of London life, from tradesmen to street corners, all etched in the same crisp lines. Next tap the 1753 “H Beard Print Collection” print and watch the city’s rooftops shrink into orderly rows.
Works by Benjamin Cole
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.