Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1858
Old Battersea Bridge
Henry Holland's wooden Battersea Bridge of 1771-2 from Cheyne Walk. It was demolished in 1881 and replaced by the present bridge by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in 1886-90. It is shown at low tide with a laden barge on the river and a sailing barge, with lowered mast, about to go through the bridge. A sailing boat and rowing boats are on the foreshore. On the opposite bank are small houses and industrial premises. Address of the artist is written on the reverse.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 58.29/1
- Object name:
- Old Battersea Bridge
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Greaves, Henry, Greaves, Walter
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- Production date:
- 1858
- Material:
paper, watercolour
- Measurements/duration:
- H 511 mm, W 639 mm (paper)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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