A View of Westminster Bridge / Vüe du Pont de Westminster

John Boydell (1719 - 1804)

Etching and engraving

published 1753

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    John Boydell was born at Dorrington. He was apprenticed to an engraver for seven years before publishing his first volume of printed views of England and Wales in 1748. In 1752 he opened a print shop in Cheapside. Boydell later bought old plates, imported prints and sold works in France, Holland, Germany and Italy. In 1789 he opened his Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall and the first set of engravings based on paintings exhibited in the gallery was issued in 1791. Many leading artists exhibited at the venue. Later in life he sustained severe financial losses as a result of the French Revolution and was forced to dispose of his Shakespeare Gallery by lottery. He became an alderman of the City of London and rose to be Lord Mayor of London.
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    Places
    England, London, Westminster
    Subjects
    rowing boat, topography, townscape/cityscape, river, bridge (urban), church, cathedral, spire, dome, sailboat
    Materials & Techniques
    engraving, etching
  • Details
    Artist
    John Boydell (1719 - 1804)
    Title
    A View of Westminster Bridge / Vüe du Pont de Westminster
    Date
    published 1753
    Medium
    Etching and engraving
    Dimensions
    height: 27.00 cm, width: 44.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Somerville and Simpson, April 1977
    GAC number
    13150