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The view is from one of the timber yards on the Surrey shore looking south along the Thames. It is an elegant synthesis of refined London topography and bustling water-borne life. The foreground is dominated by a view of tree trunks loaded on a barge. This timber was needed to provide the centre for the arches of Westminster Bridge, which is shown in a state of partial construction beyond.
The painting is signed and dated lower left: Sam Scott 1750.
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