print
- Museum number
- 1869,0410.2193
- Title
- Object: View of the City of Lisbon as before the late Earthquake
- Description
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Ships on the sea before the coast of Portugal, including one on fire and sinking in the right foreground, with the Port of Alcantara on the far left, buildings on the hilly slopes, the city built up from the shore in the centre, and a key below identifying buildings, houses of nobles, and places associated with British sea-faring. 1756
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1756
- Dimensions
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Height: 415 millimetres
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Width: 782 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- From a set of four
Richard Goddard (email Aug 2021 regarding 1876,0708.2576): A little more information on this print (no. 2) and the following prints: 1869,0410.2193 (no. 1); 1869,0410.2192 (no. 3); 1869,0410.1459 and 1876,0708.2577 (no. 4). The British Museum collection has all four prints in this set, which is described as follows by Richard Twiss, 'Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773' (London, 1775), p. 462,
"Four very large prints were published in London in 1756, dedicated to his majesty (then Prince of Wales); they are so extremely well executed, that they merit particular attention: they were all drawn by C. Lempriere and painted by R. Paton.
1. General view of Lisbon as before the earthquake, engraven by Anthony Walker (this print)
2. View from the Tagus of the country between Alcantara and Bellem, by P.C. Canot 1876,0708.2576)
3. View of Bellem, by P. Fourdrinier (1869,0410.2192)
4. View of the country westward of Bellem, by J. Mason (1869,0410.1459 and 1876,0708.2577)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1869
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1869,0410.2193
