The Thames at Twickenham

William Havell (1782 - 1857)

Oil on canvas

c. 1833

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Argentina
    City: Buenos Aires
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Born in Reading, William Havell was a member of a large artistic family, primarily of printers. He made his first sketching tours to Wales and the Wye Valley in 1802 and 1803. In 1805, he became a founder member of the Old Watercolour Society. In 1816, Havell sailed for China with Lord Amherst’s Embassy, visiting Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape and Java. He later travelled to Calcutta and stayed in India for eight years, working as a watercolour portrait painter. He returned to England in 1827 but in the following year left for Italy, where he remained until the spring of 1829. After again returning to England, he painted landscapes in oil. Havell’s best landscapes are of his native Reading and the Thames valley.
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    Places
    Subjects
    rowing boat, landscape C19th, tree, river, sailboat
    Materials & Techniques
    canvas, oil, oil painting
  • Details
    Artist
    William Havell (1782 - 1857)
    Title
    The Thames at Twickenham
    Date
    c. 1833
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 125.00 cm, width: 182.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Leggatt Bros, September 1956
    GAC number
    3575