The Thames from Millbank
| The Thames from Millbank | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Richard Redgrave |
| Year | 1836 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 24.8 cm × 43.2 cm (9.8 in × 17.0 in) |
| Location | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
The Thames from Millbank is an 1836 landscape painting by the British artist Richard Redgrave.[1][2] It depicts a view from the north bank of the River Thames at Millbank close to the modern-day location of the Tate Britain. At the time the area was still partially rural before it had been completely swallowed up before the expanding London. It is likely that Redgrave has chosen to exaggerate this to emphasise the feel of the countryside and excluded Vauxhall Bridge. The southern-side is more developed, but predates the construction of the Albert Embankment. The painting was displayed at the annual exhibition of the British Institution in Pall Mall in 1836.[3] Acquired by the art collector John Sheepshanks it was gifted by him to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1857.[4]
References
- ^ Roe p.249
- ^ The Panoramic River: The Hudson and the Thames. Hudson River Museum, 2013. p.63
- ^ https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O124034/the-thames-from-millbank-oil-painting-redgrave-richard-cb/
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-thames-from-millbank-31010
Bibliography
- Parkinson, Ronald. Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990.
- Roe, Sonia. Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Public Catalogue Foundation, 2008.