# Bird's eye view of the Bank of England

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GANDY, Joseph Michael](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandy-joseph-michael-r3bb518a6cfd8d6>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Pen and watercolour, 725 x 1290 mm

## Commentary

A pupil of Sir John Soane, Gandy created this vision from the reality of his teacher&#39;s work, anticipating - wholly without suspecting it - the tragic fate of the Bank buildings when they were almost completely torn down in the 1920s.

## Related artworks

- [Rotunda of the Bank of England](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandy-joseph-michael-r3bb518a6cfd8d6/rotunda-of-the-bank-of-england-rc6717f40f6df84>)
- [Sundry designs](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gandy-joseph-michael-r3bb518a6cfd8d6/sundry-designs-ra14d4ef67f2b5e>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)