View of Millbank on the River Thames near London 1795 Size:extra large Robert Bevan was inspired to

Robert Bevan was inspired to draw and paint his immediate surroundings

and near the West and East India Docks

were thrown into the path of an incoming train

At this time the Thames was still a working river and in the foreground barges and workers on the shore are detailed before the sun-lit towers of Parliament

Interior view of the Drury Lane theatre filled with an audience watching a performance in progress

View of Millbank on the River Thames near London 1795 Size:extra large Robert Bevan was inspired toView of Millbank on the River Thames near London. Coloured aquatint. A rural depiction of Millbank from the southern bank, with animals and a barge and cottages.