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London depicted by artists past and present. || “By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.” Samuel Johnson. Curated by @ja_madden

Sep 6, 2023, 8 tweets

John Atkinson Grimshaw was born on this day in 1836.

Famous for his nocturnal urban landscapes, here's a thread of some of his most beautiful and haunting paintings of London🧵
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'Southwark Bridge by Moonlight' (1887) by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Private collection)

'Blackman Street, Borough, London' (1885) by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Private collection)

'Wandsworth by Moonlight' by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Private collection)

'London, St James' Street' (c.1885) by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Private collection)

'Hampstead Hill, looking down Heath Street' (1882) by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Private collection)

'Reflections on the Thames, Westminster, London' (1880) by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Leeds Art Gallery)

'The Thames by Moonlight with Southwark Bridge, London' (1884) by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Guildhall Art Gallery)

'Nightfall down the Thames' (1880) by John Atkinson Grimshaw

(Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries)

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