Westminster Bridge – 1745

Samuel Scott (c.1702 - 1772)
James Baylis Allen (1803 - 1876)

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Image of Westminster Bridge – 1745
  • About the work
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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Samuel Scott, marine and topographical painter, was born in London in c.1702. His early subjects were marine scenes and naval engagements, painted in the style of the van de Veldes. However, following Antonio Canaletto's visit to the capital in 1746, Scott was influenced by the growing popularity of the Venetian artist's views of London and the Thames and devoted himself almost exclusively to this subject. Scott's London views became particularly popular. Unlike other imitators of Canaletto, he avoided the Venetian artist's permanent Venetian blue skies. He settled in the fashionable writers' and artists' village of Twickenham but later moved to Bath, where he died.
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    Artist
    Samuel Scott (c.1702 - 1772)
    James Baylis Allen (1803 - 1876)
    Title
    Westminster Bridge – 1745
    Date
    Medium
    Coloured engraving
    Dimensions
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    Provenance
    HM Revenue and Customs, Somerset House
    GAC number
    18458