The Adelphi Terrace

Date1795

Artist/Maker Thomas Malton English, 1748 - 1804

MediumAquatint engraving with black and white line engraving

DimensionsOH: 13 1/4" x OW: 9 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1932-107

DescriptionPrint Aquatint, Sepia, Paper; the long row of houses contructed in the late 18th century, as the most modern in town houses. The street, lights, carriages and peolpe walking can also be seenLabel TextThis engraving is from Thomas Malon, Jr's publication, "A Picturesque Tour Through the Cities of London and Westminster, Illustrated With the most interesting Views, accurately delineated and Executed in Aquatinta, (London, 1782[-1801], volume I, pl. 31.ProvenanceBefore 1932, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1932-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).