London Viewed from the Milford Stairs

1643–44
Not on view
London viewed from Milford Stairs; the north bank of the Thames looking eastward from the foreshore at Milford Stairs below Arundel House, in left foreground a wooden embankment with steps down to a wooden landing stage along which a man and woman walk, a ferryman approaches with two passengers; beyond and to the right is the sweep of the north bank as far as London Bridge and Southwark on extreme right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: London Viewed from the Milford Stairs
  • Series/Portfolio: Amoenissimi aliquot locorum... Prospectus, London, 1643-44: Twelve numbered plates (New Hollstein 442-453)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1643–44
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 13/16 × 6 13/16 in. (9.7 × 17.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.90.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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