Tamesis

This article is about the river Thames in England. For a town in Colombia, see Támesis, Antioquia.

Tamesis was the ancient name for the River Thames.

Sculptures titled Tamesis and Isis by Anne Seymour Damer can be found on the bridge at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The original terracotta and plaster models were exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, in 1785. They are now on show at the River and Rowing Museum in Henley.[1]

Sculpture of Tamesis. Downstream keystone of the central arch of Henley Bridge

References

  1. Kendal, Roger; Bowen, Jane; Wortley, Laura (2002). Genius & Gentility: Henley in the Age of Enlightenment. Henley-on-Thames: River and Rowing Museum. pp. 12–13. ISBN 9780953557127.

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