View of Millbank on the River Thames near London 1795 Size:extra large At this time the Thames

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

One of 36 scenes from real life

The Great Eastern was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and built during 1857 by the engineer and iron-ship designer John Scott Russell

Robert Bevan was inspired to draw and paint his immediate surroundings

View of Millbank on the River Thames near London 1795 Size:extra large At this time the ThamesView 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.