Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne, from "Views of Tangier"

Publisher John Overton British

1673

Not on view

Series title, from a series including five additional Tangier views. View from Tangier onto York Castle and Peterborough Tower; in the foreground, three figures and a dog; on the left, the coast, with horses and carts, and the sea, with ships; in the distance, hills; ornate cartouche at top center.

Artwork Details

Title: Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne, from "Views of Tangier"
Series/Portfolio: Views of Tangier: Title and five plates (New Hollstein 2227-2232)
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Publisher: John Overton (British, London 1640–1713 London)
Date: 1673
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/8 × 8 9/16 in. (13.1 × 21.8 cm)
cut outside borderlines but within platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Object Number: 17.50.17-413
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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