![Louis Grimshaw - Mansion House, London [1894]](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8675/16338087831_98efdb9241_o.jpg)
The most successful of his father’s followers, Louis H. Grimshaw was taught by John Atkinson and inherited his artistic talent. Continuing the tradition of moonlit cityscapes, this painting fondly recalls the lone, silhouetted pedestrians, the wet streets and the warm glow of shop windows characteristic of John Atkinson while demonstrating the technical mastery of his son. In 1906 Louis gave up painting to pursue a career as a cartographer at the Manchester Guardian.
Mansion House was designed in the Palladian style by the architect and Clerk of the City's Work, George Dance the Elder and built between 1739 and 1752 as a residence for the Lord Mayors of London. The magnificent building is faced with a grand temple portico boasting six Corinthian columns and supports a pediment with a sculpture of the City of London crushing her enemies by Sir Robert Taylor.
[Richard Green Fine Paintings, London - Oil on panel, 29.5 x 44.4 cm]