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Coloured engraving of Greenwich Hospital along the Thames, with reeds, mooring posts and sailboats in the foreground.

View of Greenwich Hospital, 1798 engraving

A hand-coloured engraving of the Greenwich Hospital complex on the Thames, its domed and columned buildings lining the waterfront under a cloudy sky. In the foreground, reeds, mooring posts and small boats with billowing sails sit on the grassy bank and water.

Artist
Edward Dayes
Date
1 February 1798
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3020 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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