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  1. 19 May 1873
     - 26 Oct 1874 1874
  2. 1 Jan. 1881 1875
     - 19 May 1875

After working for art dealers Goupil & Cie in The Hague for several years, Vincent van Gogh was transferred to the London branch in May 1873. It was with pain in his heart that he left The Hague and his loved ones there, but at the same time he confidently embarked on the adventure in London.

He was sad to leave The Hague and his loved ones there, but he embarked on his new adventure with confidence. Although it was true that his work was less interesting in London than it had been in The Hague, he thoroughly enjoyed the English way of life and the city, with its lovely parks and interesting museums. Gradually he acquainted himself with English art and literature. Years later, he would reminisce with a sigh that he had come to love London deeply.

Vincent settled in a suburban boarding house on arrival in the city. After a few months, he moved to a cheaper guest house in the Brixton neighbourhood. It was run by the widow Ursula Loyer and her daughter Eugenie, with whom Vincent fell in love. About a year later, when his 19 year-old sister Anna came to England to look for work, she also moved in at the Loyers’ It is likely that Vincent’s mood altered around this time: his family began to worry about his low spirits and withdrawn lifestyle. The change may have been caused by Vincent’s unrequited love for Eugenie. Anna and Vincent moved to a new boarding house in the Kennington neighbourhood in August 1874.

Shortly afterwards, in late October 1874, Vincent was temporarily transferred to a branch of Goupil & Cie in Paris. In January 1875 he returned to London, where Goupil was opening a new location after its take-over of the art dealers Holloway & Sons. Vincent was permanently transferred to Paris in the spring of 1875.

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Vincent van Gogh, Westminster Bridge, 1875

Vincent van Gogh, Westminster Bridge, 1875

Letter sketch

Vincent van Gogh, Landscape in Ville d'Avray, 1875

Vincent van Gogh, Landscape in Ville d'Avray, 1875

Letter sketch

Austin Friars, 1873-1874

Austin Friars, 1873-1874

Letter sketch

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Stichting)

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    James Tissot, Londen visitors, ca. 1874

    James Tissot, Londen visitors, ca. 1874

    Oil on canvas, 160 x 114,2 cm

    Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo (aangekocht met steun van Libbey Endowment, gift van Edward Drummond Libbey)

    James Tissot, The ball on shipboard, ca. 1874

    James Tissot, The ball on shipboard, ca. 1874

    Oil on canvas, 84,1 x 129,5 cm

    Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo (aangekocht met steun van Libbey Endowment, gift van Edward Drummond Libbey)

    Circle of Tintoretto, Portrait of a Venetian procurator, 16th century

    Circle of Tintoretto, Portrait of a Venetian procurator, 16th century

    Oil on canvas, 113,3 x 88,9 cm

    The Frick Collection, New York

    School of Rembrandt, Lamentation, 1650

    School of Rembrandt, Lamentation, 1650

    Oil on canvas, 180,3 x 198,7 cm

    The John an Marble Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasto, The State Museum of Florida, nalatenschap van John Ringling

    Olieverf op paneel

    Olieverf op paneel

    The Barber institute of Fine Arts, The University of Birmingham

    School/circle of Rembrandt. Christ conversing with Martha and Mary, c. 1652

    School/circle of Rembrandt. Christ conversing with Martha and Mary, c. 1652

    Pen and brown ink on paper, 18,4 x 26,1 cm

    British Museum, Londen

    Nicolaes Maes, Christus blessing the Children, 1652/3

    Nicolaes Maes, Christus blessing the Children, 1652/3

    Oil on canvas, 218 x 154 cm

    The National Gallery, Londen

    John Constable, The Cornfield, 1826

    John Constable, The Cornfield, 1826

    Oil on canvas, 143 x 122 cm

    The National Gallery, Londen

    Meindert Hobbema, The Avenue at Middelharnis, 1689

    Meindert Hobbema, The Avenue at Middelharnis, 1689

    Oil on canvas, 103,5 x 141 cm

    The National Gallery, Londen

    John Constable, The valley farm, 1835

    John Constable, The valley farm, 1835

    Oil on canvas, 147,3 x 125,1 cm

    Matthijs Maris, Souvenir d'Amsterdam, 1871

    Matthijs Maris, Souvenir d'Amsterdam, 1871

    Oil on canvas, 46,5 x 35 cm

    Rijksmuseum

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        Young Vincent: the story of Van Gogh's years in England
        London, 1990
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