Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1790
Westminster Bridge
Until the opening of Westminster Bridge in 1750, the only road crossing of the Thames in what is now central London was London Bridge. A crossing had been proposed for Westminster in 1664 but this was successfully opposed by the Corporation of the City of London and the watermen, whose livelihood depended on ferrying people and goods across the river. The scheme finally received Parliamentary approval in 1736. It was designed by a Swiss architect, Charles Labelye (1705-1762) and construction began in 1739.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 54.134/3
- Object name:
- Westminster Bridge
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Farington, Joseph
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- Production date:
- 1790
- Material:
paper, ink, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 405 mm, W 611 mm (paper)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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