Hereford

Hereford

Item Information

Title:
Hereford
Description:
Information from accompanying cards: A very fine view of Hereford appears under the gilt of the fore edge. A river scene with great detail is of Hereford from across the river and shows the buildings at the riverside with the church and other buildings in the background. On the near side of the river a fisherman sits on the bank and a small boat is in the center of the stream.
Date:
(c) 1822
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
Watercolors
Fore-edge painting
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Special Collections, Rare Books
Subjects:
Cities & towns
Buildings
Rivers
Boats
Hereford Cathedral
Places:
England > Herefordshire (county) > Hereford
Extent:
1 painting : watercolor on fore edge of book
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/kh04n143f
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from accompanying cards.
Found on: The hopes of matrimony : a poem / By John Holland
Additional information: The painting features Hereford Cathedral and the River Wye.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift of Albert H. Wiggin, May 1951.
Notes (date):
Date of painting unknown. Publication date of book: 1822.
Notes (object):
Fore-edge/fanned to the right
Identifier:
07_04_000127A
Call #:
RARE BKS PR4793 .H45 1822x
Barcode:
39999063111866