View of the Thames Off Three Cranes Wharf, When Frozen Monday 31 January to Saturday 5 February, 1814
The print shows the frost fair held on the Thames during an unusual cold spell in the winter of 1814. The Three Cranes Wharf is shown at left, and tents erected on the ice, with revellers at the center of the river.
Artwork Details
- Title: View of the Thames Off Three Cranes Wharf, When Frozen Monday 31 January to Saturday 5 February, 1814
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Publisher: Birkett and Hudson (London)
- Date: February 18, 1814
- Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 x 18 7/8 in. (35.6 x 47.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.533.1831
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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