The Tower from Hays Wharf

A drypoint etching of the Tower of London as seen from Hay's Wharf on the south bank of the Thames. A steamer is moving westwards into the Upper Pool, while steam tugs, right foreground, are towing lighters downriver. The spritsail of a Thames barge is just visible through the smoke of the tugs’ funnels.

Object Details

ID: PAF2169
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Places: Unlinked place
Date made: Late 19th to early 20th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 318 x 438 mm; Mount: 480 x 633 mm