The Thames and Greenwich Hospital by moonlight

BHC3870

The Thames and Greenwich Hospital by moonlight Long Caption: A painterly interpretation of the River Thames and Greenwich Hospital by moonlight. Like his father, Abraham 'Moonlight' Pether of Chichester, Henry Pether specialized in moonlight scenes. He was famed for his views of the Thames and this painting of Greenwich Hospital, seen from the west, is a particularly fine example of his topographical work. The foreground and architectural details are carefully studied and delineated, and the moonlight reflected from the Thames illuminates the scene. On the far left of the picture, beyond shipping moored in the river, lies the Isle of Dogs with the chimney of the Cumberland Mills oil-seed factory, which was demolished in the 1980s. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC3870 Artist: Henry Pether Date: circa 1854-1865 Medium: oil on canvas Size: 610 mm x 915 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.