The thames frozen over at richmond. Illustration for the illustrated london news, 3 march 1885. Volume: 26 , issue: 730, page 197, page 5 of 24. Artist is writer?
edward whymper
'ilihe t`ii. \i e s ýei )zen over at richmond among the memorablia of the recent frost was the freezing of the entire width of the river thames at richmond, which had not occurred for seventeen years. Many perton ct,. I~e thie ice by two paths-one from opposite the hilla of the iluketof burct'h all, l the other jut above the bridge, hrlle tilhe it was lluch rllher, iboth ipathis were ,trewel with sand, for the safety of tile lpaulelger. Somel of tile iichimond skaters took advanltage of this rare tate of the ri\er; but the greater numler, including a few ladies, preferred the smoother ice of tile large pontds in richmonlld-park. Our artist has sketched the frozen thames as seen through one of the arches of paine's bridge, which forms a constituent feature in many beautiful views from surrounding points. - to w\h,,rr the ilier thu ' tit-t ;11 'l \ we miss the luxuriance of the peidlnt -,,, l titt lip hmaies of shade which are the itiitical characteristies of the rt-plnl 1hat ricer sceller; but we erljoy in their tead the beautifull trorlll of tile hallet,tough trees to delight tile -tudltnt of nature, and tlhe iports on the ice to break tilhe silence of the wintry landscape. Read the iln. Date: 3 March 1885. Place of creation: London. Medium: wood engraving. Depicted Place: Richmond, London.
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