The popularity of Canaletto in England, especially after his visit in 1746-55, created a school of English view painters. The most famous member of that school was Samuel Scott (1702-72), who graduated from marine subjects in the style of Willem van de Velde II to Thames-side topography in the manner of Canaletto. Scott has become a useful catch-all name to associate with any mid-century London view with accurate perspective and precision of detail. There is a group of fifteen such paintings in the Royal Collection, none good enough to be by Scott himself, most of them re-cycling existing compositions. The design of this composition is probably by Scott and is known through autograph versions at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Corporation of London. This is an indifferent copy. It shows a view from the Timber Wharf of the Carpenters Company down to Bridewell Foot Bridge across the Fleet Canal to the City Wharf and Dock, Blackfriars Stairs and, on the extreme right, a timber wharf; shipping on the river in the foreground.