View from One Tree Hill: The Queen's House and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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A painting showing a panoramic view of Greenwich including the Queen’s House, the Royal Observatory Greenwich, and the Thames. It shows the view from One Tree Hill in the early days of the Royal Observatory, before London spread out as far as Greenwich. The part of the Observatory depicted in this picture is the original Flamsteed House designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke and completed in 1676. A number of people can be seen walking up to the Observatory. The avenue of trees leads down past the three-quarter view of the Queens House to the palace of Placentia which at the time of this view was in the course of demolition. Charles II had intended building a new palace here and the first range of it, designed by John Webb and built in 1664, can be seen on the right.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

View from One Tree Hill: The Queen's House and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Date

c.1705

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 84.5 x W 135.5 cm

Accession number

BHC1817

Work type

Painting

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