View across the Bridge of Magnificence
Drawing
c 1781 (made)
c 1781 (made)
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Unfinished drawing of a roadway of a bridge designed to cross the Thames downstream of Somerset House, with Ionic columns and barrel vaulted ceilings leading to a pillared arcade.
Object details
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| Title | View across the Bridge of Magnificence (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour drawing on paper. |
| Brief description | Drawing by Thomas Sandby: View across the Bridge of Magnificence |
| Physical description | Unfinished drawing of a roadway of a bridge designed to cross the Thames downstream of Somerset House, with Ionic columns and barrel vaulted ceilings leading to a pillared arcade. |
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| Gallery label | Thomas Sandby (1721-1798)
View across the Bridge of
Magnificence
British, about 1781
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
This unfinished drawing shows the roadway
of a bridge Sandby designed to cross the
Thames at a point just downstream of
Somerset House. The roadway is shown
flanked by a screen of Ionic columns. Also
on the Bridge were huge domed buildings,
the concept bring similar to one worked
out by Piranesi. The design was shown
at the Royal Academy in 1781, when it
attracted much comment. Sandby, one of
the original Royal Academicians, was the
R.A.'s first Professor of Architecture. From
1770 to his death he delivered an annual
series of six lectures on the subject
Drawings of the Bridge of Magnificence
were used to illustrate the sixth one each
year.
D.1840-1904 |
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| Accession number | D.1840-1904 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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