# View of Syon House across the Thames near Kew Gardens

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## Artwork

- Artist: [WILSON, Richard](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wilson-richard-r4ba3fd006362af>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 104 x 139 cm

## Commentary

View of Syon House across the Thames near Kew Gardens c. 1760 Oil on canvas, 104 x 139 cm Neue Pinakothek, Munich Syon House was formerly a convent, founded by Henry V. in 1414, for sixty virgins of the order of St Bridget of Zion, thirteen priests, four deacons, and eight lay-brothers; each sex to live in separate convents, and not to be allowed to come out, except by the Pope&#39;s special licence.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)