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Engraving of Greenwich Hospital across a river, with sailboats, rowing boats, two figures on the shore, and reeds in the foreground.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, viewed at a distance, from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Engraving by J. Greig after T. H. Shepherd, 1822.

An engraved view of a large classical hospital complex with domed towers and long colonnaded blocks rising above the river. Small rowing boats, a sailing vessel, and two figures on the muddy shore occupy the foreground, with reeds at lower right.

Artist
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Date
1 April 1822
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3378 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1822.
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

Español: Hospital de Greenwich, Kent, vista desde el Támesis, 1822

Un grabado que muestra un gran conjunto hospitalario de estilo clásico, con torres coronadas por cúpulas y largos bloques con columnatas sobre el río. En primer plano aparecen botes de remo, una embarcación de vela y dos figuras en la orilla fangosa, con juncos a la derecha.

Português: Hospital de Greenwich, Kent, vista do Tâmisa, 1822

Uma gravura que mostra um grande complexo hospitalar de estilo clássico, com torres coroadas por cúpulas e longos blocos com colunatas acima do rio. Em primeiro plano, há barcos a remo, uma embarcação a vela e duas figuras na margem lamacenta, com juncos à direita.

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