Henry Pether

[The New Houses of Parliament, showing the construction of the Victoria Tower and Westminster Bridge, by Moonlight]
signed l.r.
oil on canvas
24 x 36"


http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/conMediaFile.740/The-Thames-and-Greenwich-Hospital-by-Moonlight-by-Henry-Pether.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster
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Henry Pether was a painter of landscapes, especially by moonlight. He was probably the son of Sebastian Pether, also an artist. Henry exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1828 to 1862, the British Institution and Suffolk Street. Pether was known for his beautiful moonlight scenes along the Thames, however he also painted other English views and scenes of Venice too.