View of Queen Square, 1789 engraving

An engraved and aquatint view of an open paved square lined with brick and stone terraced houses, with a church-like building with a spire on the left. Several figures in colored dress stroll in the foreground beside a man leading a horse and cart, while a sheet of water and distant hills appear at the far end.

Artist

Robert Pollard

Date

1789

Medium

Engraving and aquatint on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 3240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum