Frederick Adcock Collection

William Blakes house, 23 Hercules Road, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
William Blakes house, 23 Hercules Road, London, 1912. English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake (1770-1845) lived at 13 Hercules Buildings, Lambeth

Chaucers tomb, Westminster Abbey, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Chaucers tomb, Westminster Abbey, London, 1912. The tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), author of The Canterbury Tales. Many famous writers and poets are buried in the Abbey

Sir Joshua Reynolds house, Great Newport Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Sir Joshua Reynolds house, Great Newport Street, London, 1912. The home of English painter and portraitist Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)

Leigh Hunts house, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Leigh Hunts house, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of English essayist, poet and writer James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859)

Turners house, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Turners house, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker

Whistlers house, 96 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Whistlers house, 96 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of American-born artist, James McNeill Whistlerb (1834-1903)

George Borrows house, Hereford Square, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
George Borrows house, Hereford Square, London, 1912. The home of English author George Henry Borrow (1803-1881). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock

Benjamin Franklins house, 36 Craven Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Benjamin Franklins house, Craven Street, London, 1912. Benjamin Franklin, American statesman, printer and scientist (1706-1790), lived here between 1757 and 1775

Dickens house, 48 Doughty Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Dickens house, 48 Doughty Street, London, 1912. The home of English author Dickens (1812-1870) is now the Charles Dickens Museum

Lamb Building, Temple, from the cloisters, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Lamb Building, Temple, from the cloisters, London, 1912. The legal chambers near the Temple Church date from the 16th century. The Lamb Building is named after the Agnus Dei or Lamb of God

William Makepeace Thackerays house, Kensington, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
William Makepeace Thackerays house, Kensington, London, 1912. The home of English artist and writer William Makepeace Thackeray (1822-1863)

The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
The Charterhouse from the square, London, 1912. The Charterhouse has variously been a Carthusian monastery, a public school, a medical school and a home for pensioners

Thomas Carlyles house, 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Carlyles house, 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian

Thomas Carlyles house, Ampton Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Carlyles house, Ampton Street, London, 1912. The home of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist, satirist, and historian

Queens House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Queens House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator, lived here

George Eliots house, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
George Eliots house, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of English novelist Mary Anne Evans (1819-1880), better known by her pen name of George Eliot

George Eliots house, Wimbledon Park, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
George Eliots house, Wimbledon Park, London, 1912. The home of English novelist Mary Anne Evans (1819-1880), better known by her pen name of George Eliot

Thomas Hoods house, St Johns Wood, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Hoods house, 28 Finchley Road, St Johns Wood, London, 1912. The home of author and poet Thomas Hood (1799-1845). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock

Charles Lambs cottage, Church Street, Edmonton, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Charles Lambs cottage, Church Street, Edmonton, London, 1912. The home of English essayist Charles Lamb (1775-1834). Edmonton, then a village outside London, is now part of the city

Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1912. The home of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet

Thomas Days house, 36 Wellclose Square, Whitechapel, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas Days house, 36 Wellclose Square, Whitechapel, London, 1912. Author Thomas Day (1748-1789) was born in this house. Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London

Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Poland Street, Borough of Westminster, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Percy Bysshe Shelleys house, Poland Street, Borough of Westminster, London, 1912. The home of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet

Thomas de Quinceys house, Soho, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Thomas de Quinceys house, Soho, London, 1912. The home of English author Thomas de Quincey (1785-1859). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock

John Constables house, Hampstead, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
John Constables house, Hampstead, London, 1912. The home of John Constable (1776-1837) English Romantic painter. Hampstead, a village when Constable lived there, is now part of London

Keats House, Hampstead, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Keats House, Hampstead, London, 1912. The former home of the poet John Keats (1795-1821) is now a museum. Now part of London, Hampstead was a village in Keats time

Stanfield House, Hampstead, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Stanfield House, Hampstead, London, 1912. The home of British artist Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867). Hampstead, a village at the time, is now part of London

Joanna Baillies house, Windmill Hill, Hampstead, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Joanna Baillies house, Windmill Hill, Hampstead, London, 1912. The home of Scottish poet and dramatist Joanna Baillie (1762-1851). Hampstead, a village at the time, is now part of London

John Constables house, Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
John Constables house, Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury, London, 1912. The home of John Constable (1776-1837) English Romantic painter

George Romneys house, Hampstead, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
George Romneys house, Hampstead, London, 1912. The home of English painter George Romney (1734-1802). Hampstead, a village at the time, is now part of London

John Flaxmans house, Buckingham Street, Euston Road, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
John Flaxmans house, Buckingham Street, Euston Road, London, 1912. The home of John Flaxman (1755-1826), English sculptor and draughtsman

William Blakes house, 17 South Molton Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
William Blakes house, 17 South Molton Street, London, 1912. English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake (1770-1845) came to be regarded as one of the foremost figures of Romanticism

William Blakes house, Soho, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
William Blakes house, Soho, London, 1912. The birthplace of English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake (1770-1845) at 28 Broad Street, Golden Square, Soho

James Boswells house, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
James Boswells house, Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, 1912. The home of the Scottish diarist and man of letters James Boswell (1740-1795), friend and biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson

Where James Boswell first met Dr Johnson, London, (1912). Artist: Frederick Adcock
Where James Boswell first met Dr Johnson, London, (1912). On 16 May 1763, Scottish diarist and man of letters James Boswell (1740-1795) first met English author

Johnsons Corner, the Cheshire Cheese pub, City of London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Johnsons Corner, the Cheshire Cheese pub, City of London, 1912. Interior of a public house frequented by English lexicographer and man of letters Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Dr Johnsons House, 17 Gough Square, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Dr Johnsons House, 17 Gough Square, London, 1912. The home of English lexicographer and man of letters Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), now a museum

Entrance to Staple Inn, Holborn, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Entrance to Staple Inn, Holborn, London, 1912. Staple Inn, part of the Inns of Court, dates from the 16th century. Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London

Oliver Goldsmiths house, 2 Brick Court, Temple, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Oliver Goldsmiths house, 2 Brick Court, Temple, London, 1912. Irish-born British playwright, dramatist poet and novelist Goldsmith (1730-1774)

Samuel Richardsons house, North End, Fulham, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Samuel Richardsons house, North End, Fulham, London, 1912. The home of English writer Samuel Richardson (1689-1761). Fulham, then a village outside London, is now part of the city

Oliver Goldsmiths house, Canonbury, Islington, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Oliver Goldsmiths house, Canonbury, Islington, 1912. Canonbury Tower formed part of a manor house of the Priors of St Bartholomew. The Tower itself dates from the mid 16th century

Sheridans house, Savile Row, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Sheridans house, Savile Row, London, 1912. Irish-born playwright and MP Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) lived here. Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London

Gainsboroughs house, Pall Mall, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Gainsboroughs house, Pall Mall, London, 1912. The home of English artist Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock

Sir Benjamin Wests house, Newman Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Sir Benjamin Wests house, Newman Street, London, 1912. The home of American artist Benjamin West (1738-1820). Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock

Sir Isaac Newtons House, St Martins Street, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Sir Isaac Newtons House, St Martins Street, London, 1912. The home of English scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

Hogarths House, Chiswick, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Hogarths House, Chiswick, London, 1912. The home of English painter and engraver William Hogarth 1697-1764). The house, which was in a village when Hogarth lived here, is now part of London

Bartholomew Close, Smithfield, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Bartholomew Close, Smithfield, London, 1912. English artist and engraver William Hogarth (1697-1764) was born here. Palmer s, a famous printing house, also had premises here in the 18th century

Southwark Cathedral, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Southwark Cathedral, London, 1912. Illustration from Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London, by John Adcock, (J M Dent and Sons, London, New York, 1912)

Lord Byrons house, 4 Bennet Street, St James, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Lord Byrons house, 4 Bennet Street, St James, London, 1912. The home of English Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Exploring London's Historic Landmarks: The Artistry of Frederick Adcock" Step into the world of renowned artist Frederick Adcock as he captures the essence and beauty of London's iconic landmarks in 1912. From William Blake's house at 23 Hercules Road to Chaucer's tomb in Westminster Abbey, Adcock skillfully brings these historical sites to life through his art. Adcock takes us on a journey through time, showcasing Sir Joshua Reynolds' house on Great Newport Street and Leigh Hunt's residence in Chelsea. His attention to detail transports us to Whistler's home on Cheyne Walk, where we can almost hear the whispers of artistic inspiration that once filled its walls. Not limited to artists alone, Adcock also immortalizes literary figures such as George Borrow and Benjamin Franklin within their respective London residences. Dickens' house on Doughty Street stands tall with its rich history, while Thackeray's Kensington abode exudes elegance and sophistication. The artist doesn't shy away from capturing architectural marvels either; Lamb Building in Temple is depicted from the enchanting cloisters, while The Charterhouse stands proudly amidst its square. And who could forget Thomas Carlyle's charming dwelling on Cheyne Row? Adcock masterfully portrays every intricate detail that makes these structures so captivating. Frederick Adcock invites us into his world where brushstrokes bring history alive. Through his artwork, we are transported back to a bygone era when these locations were bustling with creativity and intellectual discourse. Join us as we embark on this visual journey through London’s most treasured landmarks captured by the talented hand of Frederick Adcock.