Greenwich Hospital from East Greenwich, May 1871

A drawing looking west towards the Royal Naval College from the East Greenwich waterfront, subsequently perhaps used with another drawing by Ballin, PAF7684, as the basis of a print (PAD2259). It is annotated in French, lower right, with + under the tower of St Alfege: 'Le clocher lointain un peu moins au large' ('the distant steeple a little less to the right' or possibly 'un peu moins large' - 'a little less broad'). The heavy use of white heightening gives the effect of snow, which seems unlikely given the ascribed date.

Object Details

ID: PAF7683
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Ballin, Auguste
Places: Royal Naval College
Date made: 1871
People: Ballin, Auguste
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 133 mm x 226 mm