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Prospect of Greenwich Hospital from the River.
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| Prospect of Greenwich Hospital from the River. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: PZ7092 |
| Description: The Old Royal House where the Governer of Greenwich Hospital lived is at the entrance to Greenwich Park. The view is from a high perspective, and gives a completely unauthentic treatment of the Royal Observatory and the background buildings to left and right. This suggests it was based more on other prints than direct knowledge of the site from this viewpoint - even though Rigaud visited England. The Hospital was certainly not complete to this form in 1736, the Queen Mary Court under the left dome being started only in 1735 and not finished until 1751. |
| Creator: Rigaud (artist and engraver) |
| Date: 1736 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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