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The Buildings called the Adelphi

1772
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View from the river of London's first neoclassical building, the Adelphi (1768-72), designed by the Adams Brothers. A row of eleven terraced houses are built over a vaulted terrace which shelters wharves, known as the Adelphi Arches. On the river bank in the foreground there are two men with large baskets, a flight of steps, and a barge loaded with sacks. The print was made to illustrate William Maitland's 'The History of London" 1772.

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Object Information
  • Title: The Buildings called the Adelphi
  • Artist: Benjamin Green (British, Halesowen, Shropshire, baptized 1739–died 1798)
  • Date: 1772
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 15 in. (22.2 × 38.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.1166-397
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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