View of Whitehall, looking south towards Westminster Abbey

Details

James Miller (fl. 1773-1791)
View of Whitehall, looking south towards Westminster Abbey
signed with initials 'JM' (on a carriage door, lower right)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
18 ½ x 22 5/8 in. (47 x 57.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Miller specialised in views of London, and exhibited between 1773 and 1791. Interested in the life of the city as well as its topography and buildings, here he depicts a road bustling with life. Examples of his work are in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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