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Coloured engraving of Greenwich Hospital along the Thames, with reeds, mooring posts and sailboats in the foreground.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships, rowing boats, reeds and mooring posts in the foreground, seen from the Isle of Dogs. Coloured engraving by P. Audinet, 1798, after E. Dayes, 1797.

A hand-coloured engraving of the Greenwich Hospital complex on the Thames, its domed and columned buildings lining the waterfront under a cloudy sky. In the foreground, reeds, mooring posts and small boats with billowing sails sit on the grassy bank and water.

Artist
Edward Dayes
Date
1 February 1798
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3020 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
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: Vista del Hospital de Greenwich, grabado de 1798

Grabado coloreado a mano del complejo del Hospital de Greenwich a orillas del Támesis, con cúpulas y columnas bajo un cielo nublado. En primer plano, juncos, postes de amarre y pequeñas embarcaciones con velas hinchadas reposan sobre la orilla herbosa y el agua.

Português: Vista do Hospital de Greenwich, gravura de 1798

Gravura colorida à mão do complexo do Hospital de Greenwich às margens do Tâmisa, com cúpulas e colunas sob um céu nublado. No primeiro plano, juncos, postes de amarração e pequenos barcos de velas infladas repousam na margem gramada e na água.

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