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A Series of Picturesque Views of the River Thames

William Havell, 1818

This folio comprises 12 bright aquatints of the River Thames from Oxford to Staines bound in their original morocco leather binding. The aquatints are dedicated to the Commissioners of the Thames Navigation who were responsible for this section of the river. Havell was from a long established Thames family and born in Reading. The folio is fundamental to completing the Thames collection because it provides unusually detailed, visual evidence of the non-tidal riverÂ’s operation as a working waterway. It will make an invaluable contribution to building up a vivid and accurate record of the Thames NavigationÂ’s history as an important trading and vital supply route for the nation. The main illustration depicts Windsor Castle.

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Title of artwork, date

A Series of Picturesque Views of the River Thames, 1818

Date supported

2011

Medium and material

Aquatint on paper

Dimensions

44 x 58 cm

Grant

5000

Total cost

15000

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