The Plough Inn, Homerton
1869
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1869
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Plough Inn, Homerton is a 1869 watercolor by J. T. Wilson, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a quiet street corner with a two-story inn called *The Plough*. The building has a sign reading "Truman Hanbury Butcher" above the pub sign. People in old-fashioned clothes walk or stand near the door, and a horse-drawn cart is parked farther down the cobblestone road. The houses have steep roofs, small windows, and a mix of beige and brown colors. The artist focused on everyday life, with small details like the lantern outside the inn or the way light hits the street. This style was common in 19th-century British scenes. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour painting by J. T. Wilson from 1869 depicts the Plough Inn on Homerton High Street. The work was once part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of London topographical prints and drawings, which passed through several owners before being divided in 1923. The portion related to Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney, and Bethnal Green was acquired by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and later donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Read the full account in the museum source.
J. T. Wilson painted quiet scenes of 19th-century Hackney in watercolour. In *The White House, Hackney Marsh* (1869) and *The Flying Horse, Hackney* (1869), he captured pubs and riverside life along the Lea, using light…
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