La Tamise et le Parlement
The Thames below Westminster
Claude Monet · 1871
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
About this painting
Painted during Monet's wartime exile in London, this view exaggerates the just-finished Houses of Parliament into a fairy-tale silhouette. Monet later said, "Without the fog, London would not be a beautiful city."
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
43 × 73 cm (16.9 × 28.7 in)
Painted at
London, United Kingdom
Current location
National Gallery, London
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