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The New Palace of Westminster
David Roberts·c. 1830
Historical Context
The New Palace of Westminster from around 1830 by David Roberts depicts the Houses of Parliament. As London's leading architectural painter, Roberts documented the major buildings of the capital with characteristic precision. Roberts, the son of a Scottish cobbler who became one of Britain's most celebrated topographical painters, documented the architecture and landscape of Europe and the Middle East with meticulous accuracy and atmospheric warmth.
Technical Analysis
The parliamentary architecture is rendered with Roberts's precise draftsmanship and atmospheric sensitivity to Thames-side light.
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