Item 001/73 - The Abbey from Tothill Street by James Millar

1 item, Oil on canvas

Presented in 1947 by Sir Harold Harmsworth (see 19501 catalogue)

Extract from The Elizabethan 1966:
"...numerous Westminsters have been amused to compare this meticulous representation of the Tothill Street of Miller's day with the changed environs of today."

Distant view of the Abbey from Tothill Street; in the background right centre can be seen Hawksmoor's West Towers of the Abbey, in front of them lies the end of Tothill Street; on the north side of the street we see a 17th century shop and an 18th century shop with three bays and a four storey building of 18th century shops of eight bays; on the south side we can see a butcher's shop and a three bayed 18th century building with dormer windows; there are numerous frequenting chambermaids looking out of the top windows; shoppers and travellers stand in the street while a cart makes deliveries to the butcher.

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22" x 28.5"

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