Nash, J.

Parisian canals, bridges and busy public spaces fill the early work of Joseph Nash shown here, drawn for Paris and its Environs. The English architectural draughtsman and lithographer, who trained with Auguste Charles Pugin and died in 1878, peopled his buildings with horses, carriages, boatmen and pedestrians, so the life of the street is as prominent as the architecture. Canal-side scenes, the royal posts and markets appear with the Pont Neuf, Vincennes and Fontainebleau, while fires and political unrest take the views beyond sightseeing. Illustrations from Shakespeare and Walter Scott show the same skill in arranging figures in a dramatic setting. Nash supplied designs for other printmakers to translate into book illustrations rather than engraving every sheet himself.