About the Artwork
City of Boston
ca. 1820
John Hill
1770-1850
American
Unknown
Etching printed in black ink on wove paper
Plate: 12 × 15 1/4 inches (30.5 × 38.7 cm) Sheet: 14 3/8 × 21 1/8 inches (36.5 × 53.7 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball
49.391
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in pencil below image, lower center: City of Boston
Provenance
1949-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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John Hill, City of Boston, ca. 1820, etching printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball, 49.391.
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