View of a brick tower at the top of the hill; at its runs a stream. Trees flank each side of the image in the foreground
Description:
Inscribed in ink below the title: Built by Thos. Greening Esq. (when Gardener of Kensington Gardens under his late Majesty King George the Second) for the purpose of a termination to the view from his house, now Sion School at Brentford-Encl: and also for exhibiting illuminations, and fire works on the Kings birthday, and other public occasions, it standing directly opposite the Kings Palace at Richmond, where his late Majesty usually resided., Inscription in pencil on verso: [Mercer] ?35, Farington of his drawing of ... Monument., Joseph Farington, English landscape painter, 1747-1827., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Kensington Gardens (London, England), Towers, and Architectural follies
