{"product_id":"the-royal-exchange-london-by-david-richardson","title":"The Royal Exchange, London by David Richardson","description":"\u003cp\u003eA plein air pencil, ink and watercolour painting. I drew this while leaning against the Bank of England a few years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e   Known as the father of English banking, Sir Thomas Gresham founded the Royal Exchange in 1566 as London’s first purpose-built centre for trading stocks. The original building and its successor were both destroyed by fire.\u003cbr\u003e   The present building, completed in 1844, boasts an imposing eight-column entrance. Trading continued until it was damaged during the Blitz in 1941. After a brief spell as home to the Mermaid Theatre, it returned to financial use in 1982.\u003cbr\u003e   I remember sketching here when I first came to London. Since 2001, the building has been transformed into a luxury shopping and dining destination, featuring in films such as \u003cem\u003eMary Poppins Returns\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBridget Jones’s Diary\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize of artwork: A3 landscape 42cm x 29.7cm (16.5\" x 11.75\").\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrice\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnframed\u003c\/strong\u003e: £150\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium:\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWatercolour, pencil, ink on 300gsm Winsor \u0026amp; Newton cold press paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available signed fine art Giclée prints on 310gsm \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eHahnemühle German etching paper from original painting: \u003cstrong\u003eA3\u003c\/strong\u003e – £75 \/ \u003cstrong\u003eA4\u003c\/strong\u003e – £45\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertificate of authenticity provided\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree delivery within UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/skylark-galleries.myshopify.com\/collections\/david-richardson-colection\" title=\"David Richardson collection of artworks for sale\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/skylark-galleries.myshopify.com\/collections\/david-richardson-collection\" title=\"David Richardson collection of artworks for sale\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/skylark-galleries.myshopify.com\/collections\/david-richardson-collection\" title=\"David Richardson collection of artworks for sale\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003eto return to David Richardson's collection\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Original Painting","offer_id":56433844748673,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 Print","offer_id":56433844781441,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4 Print","offer_id":56433844814209,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/4669\/2149\/files\/34RoyalExchange.jpg?v=1792759228","url":"https:\/\/skylarkgalleries.com\/products\/the-royal-exchange-london-by-david-richardson","provider":"Skylark Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}