Blanchard Jerrold Collection

The New Zealander, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The New Zealander, 1872. A figure sits on the banks of the River Thames contemplating the downfall of the city. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Devils Acre-Westminster, 1872. Devils Acre, a Victorian slum near Westminster Abbey had a high rate of mortality from diseases such as typhoid. From, " LONDON

Ludgate Hill, London, 1872. A scene of traffic congestion, with a railway viaduct (centre), and the dome of St Pauls visible in the distance

Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Limehouse Dock, 1872. Limehouse Dock in Tower Hamlets used by seagoing vessels to offload cargo to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regents Canal. From, " LONDON

London. A Pilgrimage, 1872. Creators: Gustave Doré, Blanchard Jerrold
London. A Pilgrimage, 1872

The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Dudley Street, Seven Dials, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Dudley Street, Seven Dials, 1872. Busy street scene at the Seven Dials in Covent Garden. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Slum terraces, by Gustave Dore
7261227 Slum terraces, by Gustave Dore by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Over London - By Rail)

Club members at 58 Lincolns Inn Fields, Monday the 2nd of December 1844 (engraving)
583215 Club members at 58 Lincolns Inn Fields, Monday the 2nd of December 1844 (engraving) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page for London (engraving)
587721 Title page for London (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page for London)

Infant Hospital Patients, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Infant Hospital Patients, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Found in the Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Found in the Street, 1872. Men discuss the fate of an orphan by candlelight. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C

Refuge - Applying for Admittance, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Refuge-Applying for Admittance, 1872. A group of destitute men wait outside a night shelter in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Asleep Under the Stars, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Asleep Under the Stars, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Organ in the Court, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Organ in the Court, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Milk Woman, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Milk Woman, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Croquet, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Croquet, 1872. Croquet was an amusement of fashionable London society during the Victorian era. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Lord s, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Lord s, 1872. Lords cricket ground at Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), otherwise known as Lord s, was founded in 1787 by Thomas Lord. From, " LONDON

Blondin at Shoreditch, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Blondin at Shoreditch, 1872. Charles Blondin French acrobat, walks the tightrope in Shoreditch. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Penny Gaff Frequenters, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Penny Gaff Frequenters, 1872. A family sleep on the streets of Whitechapel near the Garrick Theatre penny gaff. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

The Penny Gaff, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Penny Gaff, 1872. The penny gaff was a popular form of theatre for the working classes in 19th-century England. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

At Evans s, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
At Evans s, 1872. Stage performance at Evans Music and Supper Rooms in Covent Garden, former home of Sir Thomas Killigrew. From, " LONDON

Hampstead Heath, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Hampstead Heath, 1872. Riders on Hampstead Heath in evening light. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Butcher - Newport Market Alley, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Butcher-Newport Market Alley, 1872. Butcher cutting meat for femal customer in Newport Market, Leicester Square. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Hardware Dealer - New Cut Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Hardware Dealer-New Cut Market, 1872. Street vendor selling hardware at New Cut Market in Lambeth. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Gloucester Street, New Cut-Old Clothes Mart, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Gloucester Street, New Cut-Old Clothes Mart, 1872. Women examine second hand clothing in Pimlico, London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Billingsgate - Landing the Fish, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Billingsgate-Landing the Fish, 1872. Men unload baskets of fish on Billingsgate Wharf in the City of London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Borough Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Borough Market, 1872. Market in Southwark designed by Henry Rose in 1851. " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Billingsgate - Opening of the Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Billingsgate-Opening of the Market, 1872. Crowds wait outside old Billingsgate fish market near Thames Street in the City of London. From, " LONDON

Columbia Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Columbia Market, 1872. Columbia Market in Bethnal Green was built by the philanthropist, Angela Burdett-Coutts at St. Leonard s, Shoreditch. From, " LONDON

Billingsgate - Early Morning, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Billingsgate-Early Morning, 1872. Old Billingsgate fish market near Thames Street in the City of London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Coffee Shop - Petticoat Lane, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Coffee Shop-Petticoat Lane, 1872. Crowded interior of a coffee shop in Petticoat Lane, Spitalfields, London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Turn Him Out ! - Ratcliff, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Turn Him Out ! --Ratcliff, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Whitechapel - A Shady Place, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Whitechapel-A Shady Place, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Bull s-Eye, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Bull s-Eye, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge, 1872. A man reads the bible in a night shelter dormitory. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Waifs and Strays, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Waifs and Strays, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

A Whitechapel Coffee House, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Whitechapel Coffee House, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Asleep in the Streets, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Asleep in the Streets, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Bluegate Fields, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Bluegate Fields, 1872. Bluegate Fields was one of the worst slums during the Victorian era and geatured in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. From, " LONDON

Whitechapel Refreshments, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Whitechapel Refreshments, 1872. A group stand round a potato vendor in Londons East End. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Thieves Gambling, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Thieves Gambling, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Turnkey, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Turnkey, 1872. Jailer stainding between prison bars at at Newgate prison. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Brewers Dray, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Brewers Dray, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Brewers Men, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Brewers Men, 1872. Brewers take a break at Barclay, Perkins and Company brewery in Park Street, Southwark. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Under the Arches, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Under the Arches, 1872. destitute men, womenmand children sleep under the bridges on the banks of the River Thames. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Marlborough House - Expecting the Prince, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Marlborough House-Expecting the Prince, 1872. Crowds wait outside Marlborough House on Pall Mall, London home of the Prince of Wales who would become King Edward VII. From, " LONDON

Punch and Judy, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Punch and Judy, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

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Blanchard Jerrold: Capturing the Grit and Beauty of Victorian London Step into the world of Blanchard Jerrold, a renowned journalist and author who dedicated his life to documenting the vibrant tapestry of Victorian London. Through his collaboration with Gustave Doré, an acclaimed illustrator, their works shed light on both the dark underbelly and enchanting allure of this bustling metropolis. In "The Devils Acre - Westminster, " Doré's intricate strokes bring to life a labyrinthine district teeming with characters from all walks of life. From beggars to aristocrats, each figure tells a story that Jerrold masterfully weaves into his narratives. "The New Zealander" captures an ethereal scene where time seems suspended. As Doré's brush dances across the canvas, we witness a lone figure contemplating amidst ruins – perhaps pondering what future awaits this grand city. On Ludgate Hill, one can almost hear the cacophony of horse-drawn carriages and bustling pedestrians as they traverse through its chaotic streets. This snapshot in time transports us back to 1872 when London was at its zenith. Jerrold's words intertwine seamlessly with Doré's illustrations in "Limehouse Dock. " Together, they expose the harsh realities faced by dockworkers while also highlighting their resilience in navigating treacherous waters. "The Angel and The Orphan" tugs at our heartstrings as it portrays an act of kindness amidst adversity. In this poignant image, compassion shines through even in the darkest corners of society. Slum terraces stand tall against grey skies in another masterpiece by Doré. These dilapidated structures serve as reminders that not everyone basks in opulence during this era; poverty lurks just around every corner. At 58 Lincolns Inn Fields, club members gather for intellectual discourse on that fateful Monday in December 1844.