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| Keywords: Battersea Fields, looking north to Chelsea, in 1848 - watercolour by Robert Westall.jpg en Watercolour image by Robert Westall painted in 1848 of Battersea Fields in London United Kingdom This view appears to be from the area known as Lavender Hill and shows the open farmland and possibly lavender cultivation that existed here before the industrial era The Royal Hospital Chelsea and in the foreground Battersea Pumping Station which was built eight years previously in 1840 are both visible This was painted shortly before railways were developed and the area became extensively urbanised The date and artist are known however the original title of the painting is uncertain Robert Westall is known to have exhibited a painting 'London from Pavilion Place Battersea Fields' - possibly this painting - at the Royal Academy Exhibition in 1849 The original painting is part of the collection of the Museum of London and this faithful photograph of the original painting of which there are several similar versions online is believed to have also been taken by the Museum of London 1848-12-30 http //heritagecalling com/2013/11/05/a-survey-of-london-the-battersea-volumes/ Robert Westall other versions 51 465575 -0 155813 Date of original creation is approximate only the year is known Precise year of death of Robert Westall could not be readily ascertained however given date of creation the PD-Art tag clearly applies for any reasonable age of death Custom license marker 2015 09 08 PD-old-70-1923 Uploaded with UploadWizard Battersea Lavender Hill Taken with Phase One P45 ImageNote 1 1567 190 209 201 2203 554 2 Battersea Pumping Station built 1840 demolished 2014 ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 534 270 116 61 2203 554 2 Royal Hospital Chelsea ImageNoteEnd 2 ImageNote 3 1828 270 94 66 2203 554 2 Westminster Abbey ImageNoteEnd 3 ImageNote 4 945 287 58 66 2203 554 2 Battersea Windmill ImageNoteEnd 4 ImageNote 5 1793 256 408 116 2203 554 2 Central London ImageNoteEnd 5 ImageNote 6 8 488 1027 63 2203 554 2 Foot of Lavender Hill ImageNoteEnd 6 | ||||
