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From Richmond Hill down the river
Title
From Richmond Hill down the river [graphic] / J. Farington R.A. delt. ; J.C. Stadler sculpt.
Publication
[London] : Pub. June 1, 1793, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside, London, [1 June 1793]
Physical Description
1 print : aquatint and etching ; sheet 27.3 x 38.5 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Plate from: Combe, W. An history of the River Thames. London : Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for John and Josiah Boydell, 1794.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Borden Sale, American Art Gallery, 17-19 February 1913, lot 812. Rains Galleries, New York, NY, 27 November 1935 (W.D. Breaker sale), lot 688, bought in by Breaker.
Summary
"View with the Thames in the middle distance where boats sail, a bridge in the centre, Ham House on the left bank, a couple standing in a sloping field in the right foreground, another couple in a street behind."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 09, 2024
References
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 432.51
Adams, B. London illustrated 1604-1850, 75.51
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Views.
Book illustrations.
Aquatints - England - London - 1793.
Etchings - England - London - 1793.
Also listed under
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm), publisher.
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