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Lot Essay
By the 18th century the Thames west of London had become a favoured location for riverside villas, where the aristocracy, artists and men of letters - notably Alexander Pope - could escape from the pressures of city life. Twickenham Ferry, just downstream from Eel Pie Island, linked Twickenham to Ham from the seventeenth century, if not earlier. To the right are the gardens of Orleans House, built in 1710 by John James for James Johnson, Queen Anne's Secretary of State. It was demolished in 1927, apart from the Octagon garden pavilion which now forms part of Twickenham borough art gallery. The parish church with its projecting pedimented nave was rebuilt in 1714-15, also to the designs of John James.
Hampton is named from the Saxon words describing the position of the first settlement - the farm in the bend of the river. The village of Hampton-on-Thames developed about a mile upstream from Hampton Court Palace and was historically the administrative centre of the parish of Hampton. Early in the 19th century Hampton expanded away from the river towards the north along the line of the road to Twickenham and London and the parish church, visible in the present picture, was rebuilt in 1820-31 by E. Lapidge. On the right stands the octagonal temple, traditionally thought to have been designed in 1755 by Robert Adam for the garden of the celebrated actor David Garrick, as depicted in several paintings by Johan Zoffany. Roubiliac's statue of Shakespeare (now in the British Museum) stood inside and the sculptor might also have designed the building. The garden was landscaped and planted by Capability Brown.
John Mulcaster Carrick (fl. 1854-1878) exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1854 and 1871.
Hampton is named from the Saxon words describing the position of the first settlement - the farm in the bend of the river. The village of Hampton-on-Thames developed about a mile upstream from Hampton Court Palace and was historically the administrative centre of the parish of Hampton. Early in the 19th century Hampton expanded away from the river towards the north along the line of the road to Twickenham and London and the parish church, visible in the present picture, was rebuilt in 1820-31 by E. Lapidge. On the right stands the octagonal temple, traditionally thought to have been designed in 1755 by Robert Adam for the garden of the celebrated actor David Garrick, as depicted in several paintings by Johan Zoffany. Roubiliac's statue of Shakespeare (now in the British Museum) stood inside and the sculptor might also have designed the building. The garden was landscaped and planted by Capability Brown.
John Mulcaster Carrick (fl. 1854-1878) exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1854 and 1871.