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Old Boston, plate 5
Beacon Hill, from the Present Site of the Reservoir between Hancock and Temple Streets
Old Boston, plate 5
After: John Rubens Smith (English (worked in the United States), 1775–1849)
Printed by: J. H. Bufford's Lithograph (American, 19th century)
Published by: Smith, Knight & Tappan (American, active 1857–1860)
Printed by: J. H. Bufford's Lithograph (American, 19th century)
Published by: Smith, Knight & Tappan (American, active 1857–1860)
1858
Place Depicted: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Color lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 26.5 x 35.2 cm (10 7/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.2117
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionStatue on hill left, building right, people and horses foreground. Kept with Karolik Collection under Smith
InscriptionsPrinted in margin: UC: Old Boston; UR: Plate 5; L center: title; LL: From a drawing made on the spot by J.R. Smith in 1811,12; LR: J. H. Bufford's Lith 313 Washington St.; Top: Old Boston
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 9, 1964