View of GREENWICH from Deptford Yard

Line etching and aquatint engraving with original hand colour. Drawn by J[ohn] Farrington R.A. Engraved by J[oseph] C. Stadler. Published by J. and J. Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall & 90 Cheapside, [London], 1 June 1795 as part of HISTORY OF THE THAMES, 1794-6.

Image size: 8 3/4 x 13 1/4 ins approx. Mounted in acid-free board - ext. dimension: 12 1/4 x 16 1/2 ins approx.

Generally good condition throughout. Laid on board at some time past.

This view of Greenwich - and the Royal Hospital in particular - is taken from the west. At the time the Royal Dock still operated at Deptford, whilst the complex of buildings at Greenwich served both as an administrative centre for the Navy and as a refuge for naval veterans the so-called Greenwich Pensioners. 

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