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Henley from the Wargrave Road (© River & Rowing Museum)
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© River & Rowing Museum

Henley from the Wargrave Road

Artist: Jan Siberechts (1627 - 1703)

Location: River & Rowing Museum

Date: 1698

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 90 x 121 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £57,863 (Total: £771,500)

Vendor: Bonhams

Review number: 4996 (2001)

Provenance:
Harry Hamilton Johnston by 1898 and then by descent to the present owner.

Description:
The painting shows the 17th century buildings of Henley, including the old wooden bridge with stone flood arches, the cupola of the Guildhall, the Church and the mill on the river. It also depicts agriculture and haymaking in the riverside meadows.

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