Greenwich Hospital from the Thames

Hand-coloured.; Plate No.LXXVII.

A view of Greenwich Hospital from the River Thames. Greenwich Hospital, originally built as a palace by Charles II., was founded in 1694 by King William and Queen Mary, to care for disabled English seamen and their children, and for the widows and children of seamen who died at sea.

Object Details

ID: PAI7946
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Whittock, Nathaniel
Places: Greenwich Hospital; River Thames
Date made: circa 1830
People: Whittock, Nathaniel
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 183 x 240 mm; Mount: 260 mm x 319 mm