Reflections on the Thames, Westminster, 1880
Atkinson Grimshaw
Gaslit reflections ripple across the Thames in one of Grimshaw's nocturnes.
Gaslight and moonlight shimmer on a wet, misty Thames at Westminster. Grimshaw was the great painter of the Victorian night, and his glistening, atmospheric city views — all damp cobbles and glowing lamps — remain irresistibly moody and evocative.
What you're looking at
Everything is wet. Grimshaw's whole subject is what gaslight does on a soaked surface, so the pavement carries more light than the sky does and the reflections are painted longer and stronger than the lamps that cast them. He worked from photographs, which was faintly disreputable at the time, and it shows in how exactly the architecture sits.
On a Frame TV
About 1.68:1, a comfortable fit — the clean crop trims the edges and keeps the river. Very dark with small bright accents, which is precisely what an emissive panel does better than paper: this is a strong choice for an unlit room and a poor one for a sunny wall.
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