Aquatint in frame of a harbor with nine ships and seven small boats. Foreground has a wharf in lower right corner. The background shows a harbor front property with buildings. There is a mock frame around the scene.
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"l Farrington Pubd June 1st 1795 by J & J Boydell. Shakespeare. View of Greenwich, from Deptford Yard - Gallery Pall Mall 8N. 90. Cheapside. I.C. Stadler Sculpt" (printed)
"View of "Greenwich Hospital" from Stratford. / note the hills in the background on which the / Observatory is located and where Blackheart is / one of the beautiful aquatints published by Boydell. / as illustrations of one of their books on typography / 1793. This shows the hospital as it appeared / just after Capt cook was Governor there. / It probably had not changed much. / Bought in Eng in 1928 and given to me / by Anna Christians 1928. / Stephen W. Phillips." (handwritten)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P353
FA002
J. & J. Boydell (Publisher)
Stadler, Joseph Constantine (Engraver)
After Farrington, Joseph, 1747-1821 (Artist)
12 1/16 x 16 3/16 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.776
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