'The D: of Richmonds House near Blackheath' [Vanbrugh Castle]

Technique includes etching. The print bears the title given below the image but shows what is beter known as Vanbrugh Castle, having been built by Sir John Vanbrugh for his own local residence when Surveyor to Greenwich Hospital, with other housef for members of his family to the east. These no longer stand but this does in the angle of Maze Hill and Westcombe Park Road, Greenwich. details of its occupation by the Duke of Richmond, presumably as a leased country residence remain to be checked.

Object Details

ID: PAD2176
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Armstrong, J.; Toms, William Henri
Places: Blackheath
Date made: circa 1738
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 100 mm x 156 mm