Edward Luttrell

Edward Luttrell spent his days sketching London’s back alleys, always with a stubby pencil tucked behind his ear. At night he’d carve those same scenes into copper plates, printing editions small enough to sell from his coat pocket. The prints show soot-stained brickwork and smudged shop signs—nothing grand, just the city breathing. That’s why his work feels alive: it’s the London you walk past every day, caught in time. Hunt down *Bow Street Runners* at the British Museum to see how he turned street gossip into art you can hold.