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London depicted by artists past and present. “By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.” Samuel Johnson. Curated by @jamadden.bsky.social This week's theme: River Thames https://linktr.ee/paintingsoflondon

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning! This week's theme is the River Thames.
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'Bridge in London' (1908) by Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

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'Late Sun, Albert Bridge' (2025) by Alex Rennie
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'Prospect of Whitby' (wood engraving) by John Bryce
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'London, a view of Somerset House seen through an arch of Waterloo Bridge' (c.1865) by Henry Pether

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'The Port of London' (1920-24) by William Patrick Roberts

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'London Bridge and the Monument from the South West' (first exhibited, 1791) by Joseph Farington

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'Across from Battersea Park (Autumn)' by Jonathan Stewardson
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'A man smoking a pipe overlooking the Thames with the Monument and St. Magnus Martyr beyond' (1911) by Savage W Cooper

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'Thames Nocturne: Battersea Reach from Cheyne Walk' by Walter Greaves (1846-1930)

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'St Paul’s Cathedral from the River Thames by Night' by St. Clair Augustin Mulholland (1839-1910)

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning! This week's theme is the River Thames.
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'Bridge in London' (1908) by Mstislav Dobuzhinsky

(Private collection)

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 4d

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