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The Royal Family at Covent Garden Theatre.
The Royal Family at Covent Garden Theatre.
E. Pugh Del / J. Fittler Sc.
Published Aug. 11 1804, by Richard Phillips, 71, St. Paul's Church Yard.
Engraving. Platemark: 175 x 210mm (6¾ x 8¼"). Small tear in upper right margin. Small area of damage to printed area. Large margins on 3 sides, cut into plate at bottom.
An interior view of a full Covent Garden Theatre, (the original Royal Opera House - built by Edward Shepherd for John Rich in 1732). An animated scene with an elaborate backdrop featuring a waterfall takes place on the stage, as the crowd, including the Royal family, watches on. An illustration to Phillips' 'Modern London', published in 1804.
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The West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs, with Greenwich Hospital in the foreground.
The West India Docks in the Isle of Dogs, with Greenwich Hospital in the foreground. Drawn in the Camer Obscura of the Royal Observatory.
Pugh delin. Reeve sculp.t
Published Aug.t 11-1804 by Richard Phillips. No.71 St Pauls Church Yard.
Engraving. Sheet 190 x 272mm. 7½ x 10¾".
A view from the south of the River Thames over the top of Greenwich Hospital, with a view over to the West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs. The Docks were opened in 1802, in response to a group of powerful businessmen led by Robert Milligan, who were outraged at losses from merchant ships from the West Indies due to theft and delay at London's riverside wharves.
Collage: p5374550. See Ref: 26104.
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