Oil paint on canvas
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/richard-wilson-606" aria-label="More by Richard Wilson" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Richard Wilson</a>
Thames near Marble Hill Twickenham
Purchased 1937
animals: mammals
architecture
balance
bathing / swimming
boat, sailing
country house
emotions, concepts and ideas
England
formal qualities
horse
landscape
leisure and pastimes
places
recreational activities
residential
riding
river
River Thames
society
transport: land
transport: water
Twickenham, Marble Hill
UK countries and regions
UK London
UK natural features
water: inland
wooded
<p>This tranquil view shows a stretch of the Thames seen from the south bank of the river upstream from Richmond. The gable of the Palladian-style villa, Marble Hill House, can be seen peeping through the trees on the right. Wilson’s view is selective: he leaves out the busy river traffic and neighbouring houses.</p><p>The fine scenery around Twickenham was an inspiration to artists and poets during the eighteenth century: Alexander Pope and later Joshua Reynolds were amongst those who lived in the area. With its echoes of his beloved Italy, it proved a popular subject for Wilson, who painted several versions of this view.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
22 October 2001 – 23 March 2003
2003-03-23
22 October 2001 – 23 March 2003
2003-03-23
2001-10-22
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2001-10-22
Landscape and Empire
Collection based display
12 July 2004 – 20 June 2005
2005-06-20
12 July 2004
2004-07-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-07-12
Portraits and Perspectives
Collection based display
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
2005-07-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-07-11
The British Landscape
Collection based display
11 September 2019 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
11 September 2019 – 16 February 2020
2020-02-16
2019-09-11
Musée du Luxembourg (Paris, France)
29 February 2020 – 31 May 2020
2020-05-31
2020-02-29
External
2019-09-11
Gainsborough to Turner: The Golden Age of English Painting
Loan-out
The Thames near Marble Hill, Twickenham
support: 464 × 730 mm
frame: 655 × 940 × 85 mm
Purchased 1937
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<span class="text0">This tranquil view shows a stretch of the Thames seen      from the south bank of the river upstream from Richmond. The gable </span><span class="text12">of the Palladian-style villa, Marble Hill House,</span><span class="text0"> can be seen peeping through the trees on the right.      Wilson’s view is selective: he leaves out the busy river traffic and      neighbouring houses. </span>
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<span class="text0">The fine scenery around Twickenham was an inspiration      to artists and poets during the eighteenth century: Alexander Pope and      later Joshua Reynolds were amongst </span><span class="text15">those who      lived in the area. With its echoes</span><span class="text0"> of his      beloved Italy, it proved a popular subject for Wilson, who painted several      versions of this view. </span>
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animals: mammals architecture balance bathing / swimming boat, sailing country house emotions, concepts and ideas England formal qualities horse landscape leisure and pastimes places recreational activities residential riding river River Thames society transport: land transport: water Twickenham, Marble Hill UK countries and regions UK London UK natural features water: inland wooded