Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Tamise à Westminster (The Thames at Westminster) c.1871 Oil on canvas, 47 x 73 cm National Gallery, London Monet arrived in London in September 1870, fleeing from the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, and stayed until May…
Bronze statue of Agatha Christie at Wallingford. Highlights: • Winterbrook House Births: • Keen, Geoffrey (1916-2005) Deaths: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) See also: • Cities | England | UK
Built: c.1501 Destroyed: c.1650 Deaths: • Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1533-1603) See also: • Palaces
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway 1844 Oil on canvas, 91 x 121.8 cm National Gallery, London A steam engine rushes towards us as it speeds along a bridge through the rain. The bridge…
Waterloo Bridge in Art: Derain, André (1880-1954) Le Pont de Waterloo 1906 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Pont de Waterloo, effet de brouillard 1903 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Waterloo Bridge 1903 Worcester Art…
Births: • Winslet, Kate (1975) Deaths: • Cole, George (1925-2015) See also: • Cities | England | UK