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1. View of Westminster Hall and Bridge [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 February 1810]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 646 808 M58 v.3
- Collection Title:
- V. 3 Microcosm of London.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the Thames from Lambeth, with Westminster Hall on the opposite shore at the left, and Westminster Bridge at the right; in the foreground to the left men raise the sails of a boat, to their right a number of people hurry towards the river."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 104., and Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 278.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Feb. 1, 1810, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Westminster Bridge (London, England), Thames River (England), London (England), England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Westminster Hall (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Waterfronts, Buildings, Bridges, Rivers, Sailboats, and Rowboats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > View of Westminster Hall and Bridge [graphic]
2. [The arch of Westminster Bridge] [art original].
- Creator:
- Scott, Samuel, approximately 1710-1772, artist
- Published / Created:
- [18th century?]
- Call Number:
- LWL Ptg. 140 Framed, on view in Long Hall
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- This cityscape depicts a view of Westminster Bridge built in 1739-1750 with private funding under the direction of Swiss engineer Thomas Page. The painting features one of the stone arches that characterize the structure the bridge and frames a view of the city of Westminster in the distance. Abundant activity on the Thames includes several boats and barges loaded with goods. Figures on the bridge include a man on a ladder working on a lantern at the top of a pier
- Alternative Title:
- Westminister Bridge
- Description:
- Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal., A second, autograph copy of this composition is at the Yale Center for British Art. See https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:365, and Temporary local subject terms: arches | architectural subject | baskets | bathers | boats | bridge (built work) | buildings | city | cityscape | costume | drinking | food | genre subject | leisure | men | nude | pipe | platform | river | smoking (activity) | swimmers | swimming | tankard | women.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Westminster Bridge (London, England),
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The arch of Westminster Bridge] [art original].
3. Westminster Bridge [graphic].
- Creator:
- Malton, Thomas, 1748-1804, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [30 June 1792]
- Call Number:
- Topos L847 no. 125+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of Westminster Bridge from the Bankside, Southwark, with Westminster Abbey just visible beyond; a large pulley system in foreground, for lifting stone blocks; a man tends to a cart horse while another two stand by a cart, a number of other small groups of people converse by the river bank"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., Printmaker from British Museum online catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate from: A picturesque tour through the cities of London and Westminster. London: T. Malton, 1792 [i.e. 1802].
- Publisher:
- Publish'd June 30, 1792, by T. Malton
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., and Westminster Bridge (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Westminster Bridge [graphic].
4. Taking water for Vauxhall [graphic].
- Creator:
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- 1790.
- Call Number:
- 790.00.00.22
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A young man hands a pretty young woman into a wherry which a young waterman, who is apparently standing in the water on the further side of the boat, holds against the landing-place. She raises her petticoats, the waterman stares at her legs."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from item., Printmaker identified from the original drawing in the Huntington Library., One of a series of "Drolls.", and One line of text below title: Be cautious my love, don't expose your leg.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Westminster Bridge (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Couples, Piers & wharves, Rowboats, and Rowers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Taking water for Vauxhall [graphic].
5. A view of Westminster Bridge, with parts adjacent as in the year 1760 engraved from the original painting / [graphic]
- Creator:
- Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publishd. according to act of Parliament, Feby. 25, 1761.
- Call Number:
- 761.02.25.01++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Old Westminster Bridge; a stone bridge with round arches in the middle ground, houses lining the river bank on the right and several ships, including one in the foreground with sails and a man plying an oar, laden with barrels, a man in a small boat on the right waving at a woman who stands in a doorway in the embankment."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title engraved below image.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., and Westminster Bridge (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A view of Westminster Bridge, with parts adjacent as in the year 1760 engraved from the original painting / [graphic]
6. The south east prospect of Westminster Bridge [graphic]
- Creator:
- Cole, Benjamin, 1696 or 7-1783, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1760]
- Call Number:
- Topos L847 no. 142++
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the bridge from mid-stream on the Thames; the City Barge and other boats in foreground, Westminster Abbey beyond bridge to the right, and Lambeth House further along the riverbank to the left"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title from text below image., Publisher and date of publication from that of the volume in which print appears., Plate from: Maitland, W. The history and survey of London from its foundation to the present time ... London : Printed for T. Osborne, 1760., Six columns of descriptive text, three on each side of title, etched below image., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
- Publisher:
- T. Osborne
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, London., Westminster Bridge (London, England),, and London (England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges and Rivers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The south east prospect of Westminster Bridge [graphic]
7. A perspective view of the Royal Garden of Somerset, next the river Vüe de Jarden Royal de Somerset, du cote de la riviere / [graphic] =
- Creator:
- Maurer, J. active 1713-1761, printmaker, artist
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament, [1753]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 L847 750
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 43. London and its environs about 1750.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of the gardens fronting Somerset House, with the River Thames on the left, Westminster Abbey and Bridge in the distance on the left, and Somerset House and gardens on the right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Vüe de Jarden Royal de Somerset, du cote de la riviere
- Description:
- Titles etched below image, in English and French., Later state; remnants of burnished imprint visible at bottom of plate., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve perspective views of the principal churches, streets, and squares in the cities of London and Westminster", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, pages 87, no. 10., Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner., Watermark: 1817., Leaf 43 in an album of views of London and its vicinity., and Pencil annotation below plate line, in a later hand: Old Somerset House.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Thames River (England),, Westminster Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Somerset House (London, England), and Westminster Abbey,
- Subject (Topic):
- Gardens, Rivers, Castles & palaces, Bridges, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A perspective view of the Royal Garden of Somerset, next the river Vüe de Jarden Royal de Somerset, du cote de la riviere / [graphic] =
8. A north view of Westminster Bridge Vüe du Pont de Westminster du cote du nord. [graphic] =
- Published / Created:
- [1753]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 L847 750
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 22. London and its environs about 1750.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "View of Westminster Bridge from the centre of the Thames; a number of small boats in foreground; Westminster Abbey and Hall beyond bridge to the right."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Vüe du Pont de Westminster du cote du nord
- Description:
- Titles etched below image, in English and French., Date of publication from description of 19th-century reissue by Francis West; see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0508.1462., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8., Plate numbered "3" in upper right corner., and Leaf 22 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Thames River (England),, Westminster Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Westminster Abbey, and Westminster Hall (London, England),
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges, Rivers, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A north view of Westminster Bridge Vüe du Pont de Westminster du cote du nord. [graphic] =
9. The south east prospect of Westminster [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1750]
- Call Number:
- Quarto 724 771N
- Collection Title:
- Page 185. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Birds'-eye view down the River Thames, looking towards Westminster; Somerset House is seen on the right, with Westminster Abbey and Bridge in the mid-distance; many boats are on the water
- Alternative Title:
- Southeast prospect of Westminster
- Description:
- Title etched below image., "Engrav'd for the Universal Magazine, for J. Hinton in Newgate Street"--Above image., Date of publication from the Yale Center for British Art online catalog., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text from upper margin. Missing text supplied from impression at the Yale Center for British Art, accession no.: B1998.14.676., Mounted to 26 x 32 cm., and Mounted on page 185 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
- Publisher:
- J. Hinton
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Thames River (England),, and Westminster Bridge (London, England),
- Subject (Name):
- Westminster Abbey,
- Subject (Topic):
- Bridges, Rivers, and Boats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The south east prospect of Westminster [graphic].
