Beacon Hill, from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock and Temple Streets

Beacon Hill, from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock and Temple Streets

Item Information

Title:
Beacon Hill, from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock and Temple Streets
Artist:
Smith, John Rubens, 1775-1849
Date:
[ca. 1811–1812]
Format:
Paintings
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Watercolors
Pencil works
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Pictorial Archive
Series:
Neighborhoods > Beacon Hill
Subjects:
Capitols
Buildings
Massachusetts State House (Boston, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Beacon Hill
Massachusetts State House
Extent:
1 drawing : watercolor and pencil ; 11 x 16 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6h441112c
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Title from the lithograph of the watecolor created by J.H. Bufford & Company.
Item is part of a series of drawings by British artist J.R. Smith of the excavation of Beacon Hill. The Boston Public Library owns both the original pencil and watercolor sketches and a series of lithographs by J.H. Bufford & Company. The State House is in the background to the right. The mention of the future site of the reservoir in the title indicates that the title is from the Bufford & Company lithograph and not Smith's title. There is no indication that Smith titled his sketches.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
08_02_002257
Call #:
Cab. 23.18.10 No. 5 (no longer used)