John Martin (Circle), The Valley Of The Thames Viewed From Richmond Hill

John Martin (Circle), The Valley Of The Thames Viewed From Richmond HillThis mid 19th century oil painting depicts a view from Richmond Hill across a wide expanse of the River Thames. Winding its way between a verdant array of leafy, tree lined pastures, the commanding Thames shimmers in mid Summer. From Richmond Hill, the horizon line fades into tinted mists above clusters of ancient woodland. While picnickers rest among wandering deer. For centuries, artists, poets and writers were transfixed by this vista JMW Turner,

Charles Leslie (1839-1886) has selected a time of the day when the sun is low and the shadows are long

This beautiful 20th-century still life by German artist

1700Condition: A crease through the middle probably due to previous folding

Cavaliere Alessandro Capalti

It was a hive of activity with nine siblings - Jonathan being the youngest

Old varnish uneven in areas

The reverse bears a stamp of the long-established Paul Adelhoch monastery gallery in Germany

Held in a gilt frame and glazed

particularly around the face

Sophus also chose to paint bourgeois families within opulent settings

Renaissance artists tended to evoke eroticism

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