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A Frost Fair on the Thames at Temple Stairs, 1684. Oil on canvas. In periods when the British climate was more severe than it is now the River Thames sometimes froze over in the winter. A number of fairs, known as the River Thames frost fairs were held on the river. The great freeze of 1683-4 was the longest in London's history. The diarist John Evelyn recorded that "Streets of Boothes were set upon the Thames... all sorts of Trades and shops furnished, and full of Commodities...".
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A Frost Fair on the Thames at Temple Stairs, 1684. Oil on canvas. In periods...

Jesus Christ at Martha's and Mary's house (in the foreground a kitchen, in the background the biblical encounter) Canvas; 126 x 243cm Cat. 6972
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Jesus Christ at Martha's and Mary's house (in the foreground a kitchen, in the b...

Christ sentenced by Pilate. Wood; 58 x 81cm Cat. 1519
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Christ sentenced by Pilate. Wood; 58 x 81cm Cat. 1519

The fall of Icarus Canvas; 195 x 180cm Cat. 1540
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The fall of Icarus Canvas; 195 x 180cm Cat. 1540

The Inferno Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095
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The Inferno Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095

The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095
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The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095

The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095
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The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095

The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095
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The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095

The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095
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The Inferno (detail) Wood; 86 x 82cm Cat. 2095

The defeat of the Titanes Canvas; 171 x 285cm Cat. 1539
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The defeat of the Titanes Canvas; 171 x 285cm Cat. 1539

Meleager and Atalanta Canvas; 151 x 241cm Cat. 1546
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Meleager and Atalanta Canvas; 151 x 241cm Cat. 1546

Godesses and nymphs after a bath Canvas and wood; 131 x 127cm Cat. 1548
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Godesses and nymphs after a bath Canvas and wood; 131 x 127cm Cat. 1548