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The Thames below Westminster Pier

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607–1677)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

The Thames below Westminster Pier

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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This is an example of Hollar’s comparatively rare drawings as opposed to his etchings of English scenery. This view is taken looking upstream. The buildings are marked as ‘Lambeth House’, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, ‘Parliament House’ and ‘Westminster Hall’. Whilst in England between 1636 and 1644 he received many commissions from Lord Arundel, of which this work is one, and made accurate documentary records of the areas surrounding his London home as well as their journey around Europe.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

The Thames below Westminster Pier

Date

c.1638

Medium

pen & brown ink on paper

Measurements

H 14.6 x W 40.1 cm

Accession number

54.3

Acquisition method

purchased, 1954

Work type

Drawing

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University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 2TS England

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Wenceslaus Hollar

1607–1677

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