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Alfred Sisley, 'View of the Thames: Charing Cross Bridge', 1874

Key facts
Full title View of the Thames: Charing Cross Bridge
Artist Alfred Sisley
Artist dates 1839 - 1899
Date made 1874
Medium and support Oil on canvas
Dimensions 33 × 46 cm
Inscription summary Signed; Dated
Acquisition credit On loan from the Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation
Inventory number L986
Location Room 44
Image copyright On loan from the Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation, © The Andrew Brownsword Arts Foundation
Collection Main Collection
View of the Thames: Charing Cross Bridge
Alfred Sisley

Sisley visited London in the summer of 1874. While he painted several canvases near Hampton Court, this river scene is the only one he executed in the heart of the city.

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View of the Thames: Charing Cross Bridge

Alfred Sisley

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