[View of the Thames from the terrace of Somerset House] [art original].

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Title: [View of the Thames from the terrace of Somerset House] [art original].
Contributor: Joli, Antonio, approximately 1700-1777, attributed name.
Scott, Samuel, approximately 1710-1772, attributed name.
Published / Created: [18th century?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A panoramic view towards St. Paul’s Cathedral includes a low horizon punctuated by Wren church steeples and a large expanse of cloudy sky. Fashionable figures stroll on the terrace of Somerset house while the river bustles with boats
Description: Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal.
In the manner of Antonio Joli and formerly attributed to both him and Samual Scott.
Provenance: Purchased from Daniel H. Farr, New York, from whom acquired by W.S. Lewis, in January 1941, for $2,000.
Extent: 1 painting : 19 x 24 in., framed to 24.25 x 32.25 in.
Language: No linguistic content

Genre: In art
Landscape paintings
Oil paintings (visual works)
Paintings (visual works)
Material: oil on canvas ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Thames River (England)
Subjects: Thames River (England) > In art

Access: Public
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Citation: View of the Thames from the Terrace of Somerset House. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.