A Thames Wharf
Painting by Samuel Scott
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A Thames Wharf is an oil on canvas landscape painting by the British artist Samuel Scott, from c. 1757.[1][2] It depicts a wharf on the River Thames in London, owned by the East India Company.[3] It is sometimes identified as the Old East India Wharf.[4] It features a treadwheel crane, a common feature on the London riverside of the time.[5] Scott was originally a painted marine subjects, but he later focused on painting views of London.
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| Artist | Samuel Scott |
| Year | c. 1757 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 160 cm × 137.1 cm (63 in × 54.0 in) |
| Location | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
Today it is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, having been acquired in 1865.[6]
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