Artwork - Fire 1834 View from Lambeth shore of Palace of Westminster

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Title: Fire 1834 View from Lambeth shore of Palace of Westminster
Artist: David Hall McKewan
Date: 1834
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Categories: Buildings
Catalogue number: WOA 54
Description: A view from the Lambeth shore of the Houses of Parliament at the height of the fire, the reflection dramatically lighting Westminster Abbey and the river. A sailing barge and small boats crowded with spectators in the foreground. On 16th October 1834 the Palace of Westmisnter,except for Westminster Hall, was devastated by a fire caused by the burning of old Exchequer tallies in the House of Lords. The spectacle was magnificent, proving irresistible to most artists in London at the time.
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