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Old Battersea Bridge

Print
1883 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing a view of Old Battersea Bridge.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOld Battersea Bridge (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
etching on paper
Brief description
'Old Battersea Bridge', etching, Frank Short, Great Britain, 1883
Physical description
Print showing a view of Old Battersea Bridge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm (Note: taken from 1965 accession register)
  • Width: 15.8cm (Note: taken from 1965 accession register)
Marks and inscriptions
  • Frank J. Short del. & sc. 1883 (signed and dated)
  • (lettered below the design with title)
Credit line
Given by Brigadier W.E. Clark, C.M.G., D.S.O., D.L.
Object history
Old Battersea Bridge was the last remaining wooden bridge over the Thames and was demolished in 1885.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Associated object
E.1798-1919 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1965, London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Strange, E.F., Etched and Engraved Work of Frank Short, R.A., London: George Allen & Sons, 1908
  • Hardie, Martin, The Etched and Engraved Work of Sir Frank Short. 3 vols. London: Print Collectors' Club, 1938-40.
Collection
Accession number
E.831-1965

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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