View of Greenwich

Publisher Peter Stent British

1637

Not on view

Long view of Greenwich with the future Royal Observatory on the left, the Queen's House in the centre and a view of the City of London in the distance. Created the year that Hollar arrived in England with Thomas Duke of Norfolk, and later issued by Peter Stent, the print-seller. He received thirty shillings for the plate.

Artwork Details

Title: View of Greenwich
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Publisher: Peter Stent (British, active ca. 1615/17–1665)
Date: 1637
Medium: Etching, printed from two plates on two joined sheets; Fifth state of five (NH)
Dimensions: Plate: 6 × 32 7/8 in. (15.2 × 83.5 cm)
cut on the platemark.
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.2.3a
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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