1815 painting by Pierre Prévost
A Panoramic View of London, from the Tower of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster is a painting made in 1815 by Pierre Prévost, acquired by the Museum of London in July 2018. It is particularly significant for its depiction of the pre-1834 Palace of Westminster.
Creation.
The work uses watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, on paper, which has been mounted on canvass. It is long. It is a sketch for a larger work, now lost, which was displayed as a visitor attraction in Paris. That work was long (or in diameter; sources vary).
Depictions.
Prévost painted the view from the tower of St. Margaret's, including (from left to right):
This was before the 1834 fire which destroyed much of the Palace of Westminster; and the Palace's subsequent rebuilding.
Provenance.
On 4 July 2018, the painting was auctioned at Sotheby's in London, after being re-found in the south of France. It was purchased for £250,000 by the Museum of London, with partial funding by the Art Fund.
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