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View of the Thames from Greenwich Park looking over Greenwich Hospital towards St Paul's
John Robert Cozens, 1791
There are five other versions of this subject. The Art Fund contributed £5,000 to commemorate the 80th birthday in 1971of Miss Margaret Pilkington. Miss Pilkington was a great benefactor of the Whitworth.
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Title of artwork, date
View of the Thames from Greenwich Park looking over Greenwich Hospital towards St Paul's, 1791
Date supported
1972
Medium and material
Watercolour & pencil
Dimensions
50 x 71 cm
Grant
5000
Total cost
10000
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