File:A View of the Thames, from Rotherhithe Stairs, during the Frost in 1789 Huge 00599761 001.jpg
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[edit]A View of the Thames, from Rotherhithe Stairs, during the Frost in 1789
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A View of the Thames, from Rotherhithe Stairs, during the Frost in 1789 |
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English: View on the Thames during the frost of 1789, showing a tent on the ice next to large ships to the left, full of people drinking and cavorting, a cage hanging above with the sign "The original Cat in the Cage by T. Roberts"; another ground gathered around a basket on a stool to right and other people walking on the ice amongst large ships in the background. 1789
Etching with stipple Inscription content: Lettered with title below image and "Painted by G. Samuel & engraved by W. Birch, Enamel Painter / Publish'd Augt 1. 1789 by Wm. Birch, Hampstead Heath & Sold by T. Thornton, Southampton Strt. Covt. Garden" |
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| Depicted place | Rotherhithe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1 August 1789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | etching print on stipple engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 15.3 cm (6 in); width: 17.5 cm (6.8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1880,1113.1757 |
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| Place of creation | London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | British Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1880-1113-1757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 18:13, 4 July 2024 | | 1,600 × 1,591 (537 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:William Russell Birch}} {{Creator:George Samuel|after}} |title = A View of the Thames, from Rotherhithe Stairs, during the Frost in 1789 |object type = print |description = {{en|1= View on the Thames during the frost of 1789, showing a tent on the ice next to large ships to the left, full of people drinking and cavorting, a cage hanging above with the sign "The original Cat in the Cage by T. Roberts"; another ground gathered... |
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