A View taken on Twickenham Common
Date1753
Artist/Maker
Josiah Boydell
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching
DimensionsOH: 10" X OW: 16 1/2"; plate: H: 9" x W: 16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1957-113
DescriptionLower margin: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & Sold by J.Boydell Engraver, at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen street, Cheapside, London 1753./ Boydell Delin & Sculp/ A View taken on Twickenham Common Vüe prenez sur la Communes de Twickenham/ N.o 3?/ Lord Kingston's/ Green Esq.r"Mark(s)Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, & sold by J. Boydell engraver, at the Unicorn the Corner of Queen Street, Cheapside, London. Lord Kingston's on one corner. Green Esqr. written on lower margin.ProvenanceBefore 1957, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1957-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).