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- Title:
A View of the Tower of London, Supposed on his Majesty's Birthday [YCBA, 2016-present]
- Former Title(s):
The Thames and the Tower of London Supposedly on the King's Birthday [1985, Cormack, YCBA Concise Catalogue]
A view of the Tower of London, supposed on his Majesty's birth-day. [1771, Royal Academy of Arts, London, exhibition catalogue]
- Date:
- 1771
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 39 3/4 x 76 inches (101 x 193 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
signed and dated 1771
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1976.7.147
- Classification:
- Paintings
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Link to Frame:
- B1976.7.147FR
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | architecture | barges (flat-bottomed watercraft) | birthday | buildings | cannons | castle | celebrations | city | cityscape | costume | flags | ketch (fore-and-aft-rigged vessel) | king (person) | marine art | men | people | river | ships | smoke
- Associated Places:
- City of London | England | Greater London | London | St. Paul's Cathedral | Thames | Tower of London | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Not on view
Note: To make an appointment to see this work, please contact the Paintings and Sculpture department at ycba.paintings@yale.edu. Please visit the Paintings and Sculpture collections page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:366
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