Library — 1872
The Limes - Mortlake
A book illustration depicting figures at The Limes, Mortlake, watching the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré, 1872.
Jerrold describes how 'the towing paths presented to the view of the more fortunate people upon the private river-side terraces, a mixed population ...'.
The Limes, at 123 Mortlake High Street, is a grade 2* listed building, built around 1720. The lime trees after which the house in named feature in two paintings by JMW Turner, painted in 1826 and1827.
- Category:
- Library
- Object ID:
- NN23607(46)
- Object name:
- The Limes - Mortlake
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- Artist/Maker:
- Doré, Gustave, Hildebrand, Henri-Théophile
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- Production date:
- 1872
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 126 mm, W 164 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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