The Cock Tavern at Cheam
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| The Cock Tavern at Cheam | |
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| Artist | Richard Wilson |
| Year | c. 1745 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 43.6 cm × 73 cm (17.2 in × 29 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
The Cock Tavern at Cheam is a c.1745 landscape painting by the Welsh artist Richard Wilson.[1] It likely depicts the Cock Inn, a tavern located on Cheam Common in Sutton (rather than nearby Cheam) in Surrey, then a number of miles outside London. It was a well-known coaching inn on the road from the capital to Brighton. Two men sit outside at a table drinking ale, while in the background is uncultivated common land with grazing sheep.[2]
It is now in the collection of the Tate Britain in Pimlico, having been acquired in a bequest from Stopford Brooke in 1916.[3] A version is also in the Winnipeg Art Gallery.[4]
