Henry Pether - Port Of London, 1861

 

Henry Pether - Port Of London, 1861
oil on canvas, 61 x 92 cm
Private collection

Henry Pether - Greenwich Reach, 1854

 

Henry Pether - Greenwich Reach, 1854
oil on canvas, 59,7 x 88,9 cm
Tate, Uk

Henry Pether - St. Pauls and the Thames by Moonlight

 

Henry Pether - St. Pauls and the Thames by Moonlight
oil on canvas, 51 x 91cm

Henry Pether (British 1800-1880) - Fishing and Other Vessels on a Moonlit Estuary

 

Henry Pether (British 1800-1880) - Fishing and Other Vessels on a Moonlit Estuary

Henry Pether - Upnor Castle, Kent, ca 1850

 

Henry Pether - Upnor Castle, Kent, ca 1850

Henry Pether – Trafalgar Square by Moonlight, 1865

 

Henry Pether – Trafalgar Square by Moonlight, 1865

This moon-lit view of Trafalgar Square looking south-eastwards towards Whitehall is unusual in that most artists depicting the Square tended to focus on the National Gallery or St. Martin-in-the-Fields. This picture is also remarkable for its inclusion of street and indoor gas lighting, as well as the lit clock-face of Big Ben. 

A number of figures are shown in the foreground and several cabs can be seen in the distance. Beyond the Square can be spotted, from left to right: part of Morley's Hotel, Northumberland House, Whitehall with Big Ben and Victoria Tower in the distance, the offices and shops of Charing Cross and Cockspur Street, the top of the Duke of York's column, Carlton House Terrace and the Union Club. Henry Pether (1800-80) was an artist best known for his moonlight pictures. via

Henry Pether - The Thames and Greenwich Hospital by Moonlight c. 1854-60

 

Henry Pether - The Thames and Greenwich Hospital by Moonlight c. 1854-60

A painterly interpretation of the River Thames and Greenwich Hospital by moonlight. Like his father, Abraham 'Moonlight' Pether of Chichester, Henry Pether specialised in moonlight scenes. He was famed for his views of the Thames and this painting of Greenwich Hospital, seen from the west, is a particularly fine example of his topographical work. The foreground and architectural details are carefully studied and delineated, and the moonlight reflected from the Thames illuminates the scene. via