Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1740-1759
Tower of London
Atmospheric monochromatic view of the Tower of London from the Thames with dozens of watermen in boats on the river creating a mosaic-like pattern. Brooking (1723-59) was brought up in the dockyard at Deptford and died of consumption before his reputation was well established.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 52.81/26
- Object name:
- Tower of London
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Brooking, Charles
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- Production date:
- 1740-1759
- Material:
paper, ink, wash
- Measurements/duration:
- H 170 mm, W 402 mm (paper)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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