Paintings, Prints & Drawings — C. 1915
The Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum
Visible through the trees, the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum in Trinity Road, Wandsworth, was built for the orphaned daughters of soldiers and sailors of the Crimean War (1854-1856). It was designed by Major Rhode Hawkins and the first stone was laid by Queen Victoria in 1857.
Withers( 1856-1932) painted the Asylum during the First World War when it was known as the third London Territorial General Hospital. During the Second World War, the building was used as a debriefing centre for the Secret Service. The artist, who exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1882, was a member and secretary of the Society of Twenty-five English Painters which formed in 1906.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 84.388/1
- Object name:
- The Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum
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- Artist/Maker:
- Withers, Alfred
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- Production date:
- c. 1915
- Material:
oil, canvas, wood
- Measurements/duration:
- H 710 mm, W 965 mm (unframed), H 1070 mm, W 1320 mm (framed)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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