Perspective view of a Bridge of Magnificence over the Thames at Somerset House
Drawing
c 1781 (made)
c 1781 (made)
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Perspective view of a bridge over the river Thames with pillared arcade. Small boats in the foreground with views of London beyond the bridge seen through the 5 visible arches. Somerset House present on the left of the composition.
Object details
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| Title | Perspective view of a Bridge of Magnificence over the Thames at Somerset House (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen, pencil, ink and watercolour drawing |
| Brief description | Drawing by Thomas Sandby: Perspective view of the Bridge of Magnificence over the Thames at Somerset House |
| Physical description | Perspective view of a bridge over the river Thames with pillared arcade. Small boats in the foreground with views of London beyond the bridge seen through the 5 visible arches. Somerset House present on the left of the composition. |
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| Gallery label | Thomas Sandby (1721-1798)
Perspective view of a Bridge of
Magnificence over the Thames at
Somerset House. About 1781
Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
Thomas Sandby, brother to the watercolourist
Paul Sandby, was the first Professor of
Architecture at the Royal Academy. This
design is one of a series linked to a lecture
diagram used at the Academy and to drawings
exhibited at the Academy in 1781. Intended to
be erected on the site of the present Waterloo
Bridge, Sandby's bridge was inpsired by a
print of 1743 by the Roman architect G.B.
Piranesi, as well as a number of bridges built in
English parks, all of them descended from
Palladio's idea of a triumphal bridge.
Through the arch on the left can be seen the
terrace of Somerset House (home of the
Royal Academy); in the foreground is a
palatial riverside building of Sandby's own
invention.
D.822-1899 |
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| Accession number | D.822-1899 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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