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The Albert Bridge, Chelsea

Print
1918 (made)
Artist/Maker

Colour woodblock print of a large road bridge in London at dusk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Albert Bridge, Chelsea (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodblock on paper.
Brief description
Robert John Gibbings. The Albert Bridge, Chelsea, 1919. Colour woodblock print.
Physical description
Colour woodblock print of a large road bridge in London at dusk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7 1/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 5in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in pencil Robert Gibbings 1919. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Presented by the Artist.
Object history
The Albert Bridge crosses the River Thames, and connects Chelsea (North bank) and Battersea (South bank) in London by road. It is a grade 2 listed structure.
Place depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Accession number
E.1837-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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