Scene in Greenwich Park, with a view of London in the background

Scene in Greenwich Park, with a view of London in the background

Item Information

Title:
Scene in Greenwich Park, with a view of London in the background
Description:
Information from accompanying cards: With a beautifully executed painting on the fore-edge depicting a scene in Greenwich Park, with a view of London in the background.
Date:
(c) 1759
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
Watercolors
Cityscape paintings
Fore-edge painting
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Special Collections, Rare Books
Subjects:
Cities & towns
Parks
Places:
England > London
Greenwich Park
Extent:
1 painting : watercolor on fore edge of book
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fq978247g
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Notes:
Title from accompanying cards.
Found on: The religion of nature delineated ... / by Mr. Wollaston
Additional information: Shows the Queen's House and the Old Royal Naval College (formerly Greenwich Hospital) between the Park and London.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift of Albert H. Wiggin, May 1951.
Notes (date):
Date of painting unknown. Publication date of book: 1759.
Notes (object):
Fore-edge/fanned to the right
Identifier:
07_04_000023A
Call #:
RARE BKS BL180 .W6 1759
Barcode:
39999063111031