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A Panoramic View of London, from the Tower of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster

1815 painting by Pierre Prévost

A Panoramic View of London, from the Tower of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster is a painting made in 1815 by Pierre Prévost, acquired by the Museum of London in July 2018. It is particularly significant for its depiction of the pre-1834 Palace of Westminster.

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Creation

Section of the work showing the Palace of Westminster, with Westminster Bridge crossing the River Thames in the background

The work uses watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, on paper, which has been mounted on canvass.[1] It is 605 centimetres (19.85 ft) long.[1] It is a sketch for a larger work, now lost, which was displayed as a visitor attraction in Paris.[1][2][3] That work was 30 metres (98 ft) long[2] (or in diameter; sources vary[1]).

Depictions

The tower of St. Margaret's, seen here in 2016, was Prévost's vantage point

Prévost painted the view from the tower of St. Margaret's, including (from left to right):[1]

This was before the 1834 fire which destroyed much of the Palace of Westminster; and the Palace's subsequent rebuilding.[2]

Provenance

On 4 July 2018, the painting was auctioned at Sotheby's in London,[1] after being re-found in the south of France.[3] It was purchased for £250,000[1] by the Museum of London, with partial funding by the Art Fund.[2]

References

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  1. [1]
    "Pierre Prévost - A Panoramic View of London, from the Tower of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster". Sotheby's. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    Kennedy, Maev (11 July 2018). "Museum snaps up panorama of lost London landscape". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    Dex, Robert. "This panorama of lost Houses of Parliament will cost you £15,000 a foot". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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