Richard Parkes BoningtonEnglish, 1802–1828Docks and a clock tower
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Not on view at present
Where is “Docks and a clock tower” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
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- The museum
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- 1808-1900
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- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
In the life of Richard Parkes Bonington
The whole life1818
The family moves to Paris
The family moved to Paris to open a lace shop there.
1822
First works at the Paris Salon
His first two Normandy watercolours were shown at the Paris Salon of 1822.
1824
Wins a gold medal at the Paris Salon
He won a gold medal at the Paris Salon, together with John Constable and Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding.
February 1826
British Institution exhibition makes his name in England
The works he showed at the British Institution included “French Coast with Fisherman”. The exhibition established his reputation in his native England, where he had previously been largely unknown.
1828
Tuberculosis worsens: back to London for treatment
His lung disease worsened and his parents sent him back to London for treatment. He died there of tuberculosis, aged twenty-five, at 29 Tottenham Street.
23 September 1828
Died
