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| Artist: | Antonio Joli (ca. 1700-1777) after Giovanni Antonio Canal ACanaletto@ (1697-1768) |
| Title: | View of the Thames from the Terrace of Somerset House, ca. 1746 |
| Description: | Oil on canvas |
Soon after he arrived in England from Italy, Joli devoted himself to views like this one of the Thames, a close copy of Canaletto's painting, now at Windsor Castle. On the left is St. Paul's Cathedral amidst a skyline of Wren churches, and in the far distance can be seen the Monument and Old London Bridge.