Watercolour. 12 by 9½ in.
Scene by the river near Barnes. In the distance are the towers of
Fulham Church and of Putney Church at each end of old Putney Bridge.
Barn Elms, east of what was the village of Barnes and extending to
the river, doubtless derived its second name from the trees that
abounded there. The mansion called Barn Elms, which is the chief
building and has considerable grounds attached to it, is now occupied
by the Ranelagh Club, which moved there from Ranelagh House, Fulham
(not to be confused with Ranelagh, Chelsea), in 1884. At Barn Elms,
Jacob Tonson, the famous publisher, secretary of the Kitcat Club,
built a gallery for the reception of portraits of the members.
The painting, signed “EE,” is by Edward Edwards, elected A.R.A. in
1771, and made Professor of Perspective in 1788.
By E. EDWARDS, A.R.A. (1738-1806).
_Lent by Sir H. Wilson._