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Richmond Palace

1638
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View of Richmond palace with towers surmounted by cupolas seen across the Thames slightly to right; walled garden, square barn, fields and crane on the left houses and church tower on the right; the king, the queen and their three children with five attendants landing from barge moored to old tree in the foreground

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Richmond Palace
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: 1638
  • Medium: Etching, only state, a copy of NH 259 made by Hollar himself
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 20 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (52.1 × 33.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.2.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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