The Opening of New London Bridge
| The Opening of New London Bridge | |
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| Artist | Clarkson Stanfield |
| Year | 1832 |
| Type | History painting |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 152.1 cm × 244.8 cm (59.9 in × 96.4 in) |
| Location | Royal Collection |
The Opening of New London Bridge is an 1832 history painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield.[1] [2] It portrays the opening of New London Bridge on 1 August 1831 by William IV. A new bridge to replace the medieval structure was designed John Rennie the Elder and partly overseen by his son John Rennie the Younger. The view is from the South Bank with The Monument and the tower of St Magnus seen on the north side. On the bridge itself is a pavilion erected for the ceremony where a banquet was held.[3] The old bridge can be seen through the arches of the new one, shortly before it was demolished.
It was one of a pair of royal commissions Stanfield received around this time along with Portsmouth Harbour. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's 1832 Summer Exhibition at Somerset House. It remains in the Royal Collection today.[4]
See also
[edit]- The Opening of Waterloo Bridge, an 1832 work by John Constable
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Herrmann, Luke. Nineteenth Century British Painting. Charles de la Mare, 2000.
- Millar, Oliver. The Victorian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen. Cambridge University Press, 1992.
- Smiles, Sam. Eye Witness: Artists and Visual Documentation in Britian 1770-1830. Routledge, 2018.
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