Old Northumberland House · At the 1884 Whitechapel Exhibition

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Title: Old Northumberland House
Actual Title: Trafalgar Square by Moonlight
Artist: Artist unknown
Artist Full Name: Henry Pether (1800-1880)
Date (Painted or Exhibited): c. 1862
Type: Oil on canvas
Size (HxW mm): 785 x 1078
Current Location: London Museum: 66.44
Lent By: Sir Julian Goldsmid, Bart.
Catalog Number: 49
Catalog Page: 8
Catalog Description: Old Northumberland House on the south side of Trafalgar square was pulled down a few years ago to make Northumberland Avenue, the new road leading from the square to the Embankment.
Curators Notes: The painting is an alternate. It has been chosen because the subject and the date align with the painting listed in the catalog.
Alt-Text: A moonlit city square with a tall central column, fountains, and people walking or gathered along balustrades. Statue of a horse and rider on the left, historic buildings in the background under a cloudy sky.