Engraving of a symmetrical three-storey brick building with a central pediment and doorway, flanked by wings, with trees and a lawn in front.

Perspective View of the North Front of the Retreat near York

An engraved perspective view of a plain, symmetrical three-storey brick building with a pedimented roof, central doorway and rows of evenly spaced windows. Wings extend on either side, with trees at left and a lawn with a small circular bed in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Artist: Samuel Tuke
Date: 1813
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 2921 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1813.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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