London Seen Through an Arch of Westminster Bridge
1747 Painting by Canaletto
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| Artist | Canaletto |
| Year | 1747 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 57 cm × 95 cm (22 in × 37 in) |
| Location | Private Collection, Alnwick Castle |
London Seen Through an Arch of Westminster Bridge is an 1747 riverscape painting by the Italian artist Canaletto.[1]
Painted during his nine year stay in England, Canaletto depicts a view through one of the arches of Westminster Bridge which was still under construction. It was London's second bridge, to rival the older London Bridge to the east. It captures a view of the river traffic on the Thames as well as several London landmarks including the York Water Tower in Westminster and Saint Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. It remains in the collection of the Dukes of Northumberland and hangs in Alnwick Castle.[2]
References
Bibliography
- Liversidge, M.J.H. & Farrington, Jane. Canaletto & England. Merrel Holberton, 1993.
- Martineau, Jane & Robison, Andrew. The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century
- Uzanne, Octave. Canaletto. Parkstone International, 2023.
See also
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Canaletto
- List of paintings
- The Stonemason's Yard (1725)
- The French Ambassador's Arrival in Venice (1726–1727)
- The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice (1730)
- The Bucentaur Returns to the Pier at the Doge's Palace (c. 1730)
- The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola (1738)
- The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute (c. 1740)
- Bacino di San Marco from the Puntana della Dogana (1740–1745)
- The Pra della Valle in Padua (1741–1746)
- London Seen Through an Arch of Westminster Bridge (1747)
- Old Horse Guards (1749)
- Westminster Abbey (1749)
- The Grand Walk, Vauxhall Gardens (c.1751)
- Northumberland House (1752)
- Walton Bridge (1754)
- Bernardo Canal (father)
- Bernardo Bellotto (nephew)
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