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Thomas Bowles

The Hospital of Bethlehem

Maker

Thomas Bowles (British, ca. 1712-p. 1753)
John Maurer (British, 18th century), designer
Bowles &amp
Carver
, publisher

Title

The Hospital of Bethlehem

Year

1700s

Medium

  • etching,
  • engraving,
  • hand coloring

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • engraving,
  • hand coloring

Materials

hand coloring

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

26.2 x 41.6 cm (10 5/16 x 16 3/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

IN Plate--inscribed in LL:I. Maurer Delin; inscribed in LC:Published according to act of Parliament; inscribed in LR:T. Bowles sculp; inscribed in LL of bottom margin:The Hospital of Bethlehem; inscribed in LR of bottom margin:L'Hospital de Fou.; inscribed along bottom of plate, center:London. Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Church Yard and Rob. Wilkinson, 58 Cornhill

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.720

Type

  • Prints

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Tombstone

Thomas Bowles (British, ca. 1712-p. 1753)
John Maurer (British, 18th century), designer
Bowles & Carver, publisher
Robert Wilkinson, publisher
The Hospital of Bethlehem, 1700s
etching; engraving; hand coloring
26.2 x 41.6 cm (10 5/16 x 16 3/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.720

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