Image: 8 The Great Fire of London 1666

Description: 'The Great Fire of London 1666'. The City is depicted on September 4th, the third day of the fire. Robert Hooke was in London at the time. Fortunately, the fire did not reach his rooms at Gresham College. Such terrifying destruction is on a par with the firestorms after World War II bombings. The narrow streets, timber-framed, thatched houses would later be replaced by brick, stone and tiled buildings to prevent such a tragedy happening again. Oil on board. Rita Greer 2008.
Title: 8 The Great Fire of London 1666
Credit: The original is an oil painting on board by Rita Greer, history painter, 2008. This was digitized by Rita and sent via email to the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, where it was subsequently uploaded to Wikimedia.
Author: Rita Greer
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