Eric Ravilious ‘River Thames at Hammersmith’ Greetings Card.

‘River Thames at Hammersmith’, Eric Ravilious, watercolour and pencil, 1933.

This view is not remarkably different today (though there are of course more cars). The island is known as the ‘Chiswick Eyot’ (see map), and was historically used to grow willow, which was pollarded to provide withies for basket making (see James Russell’s blog post for more about this image).

Ravilious shared a flat a little way along the river with his wife, Tirzah, when they weren’t residing at Great Bardfield.

Also available as part of the ‘Ravilious Rivers and Ponds Collection’.

Blank inside, so suitable for birthdays, anniversaries, and all occasions.

Dimensions: 140mm by 140mm (square).

Printed on 300gsm FSC approved Invercote card stock using high quality inks to retain the colours of the original image. Each card is supplied with a white laid envelope, so you can share them with friends and family.

Eric Ravilious (22 July 1903 – 2 September 1942) was an exceptional watercolourist, wood engraver and designer. He grew up in the shadow of the Sussex Downs in the coastal town of Eastbourne, the surrounding landscape of which heavily influenced many of his best known works. His instantly recognisable style, palette and choice of subject have an almost universal appeal, a blend which has increased in popularity with the passing of time, particularly in the first two decades of the 21st century.