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| Author/ Artist: |
Pierre Fourdrinier |
| Title: |
To the Right Honourable John Earl of Sandwich ... View of the Royal Hospital Building for Sick, and Hurt Seamen at Hasler near Portsmouth ... |
| Year: |
London, 1750 |
| Sheet Size: |
53.0 x 65.4 cm (20.9 x 25.7 inches) |
| Plate Size: |
47.8 x 54.0 cm (18.8 x 21.3 inches) |
| A perspective view of the Royal Hospital Building for Sick and Hurt Seamen at Haslar, near Portsmouth. It is inscribed Theodore Jacobsen Esqr. Architect-Fourdrinier Sculp 1750. 'The original intention was that the building was to have been quadrangle in form, each side of the quadrangle to consist of a double row of buildings. In the event, the South-West was omitted due to the financial problems.' (Haslar Heritage Group). |
| Excellent conditions. |
| About the Author/ Artist: Pierre Fourdrinier was active in England as an engraver between 1720 and 1760. |
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