Somerset House from Waterloo Bridge

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

John Heaviside Clark worked as an engraver, book illustrator and a landscape and marine painter. He was born in Scotland, but worked in London from 1802 to 1832. Clark exhibited his works, mainly maritime and landscape subjects, at the Royal Academy from 1812 to 1832. He was known as ‘Waterloo Clark’ as a result of the many sketches he made of the scene immediately after the conclusion of the Battle of Waterloo. Publications illustrated by Clark include ‘Field Sports Etc. of the Native Inhabitants of New South Wales’ (1813) and ‘Practical Illustration of Gilpin’s Day’ (1824). He died in Edinburgh in October 1863. Examples of his work can be found at Glasgow Art Gallery, the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and Maidstone Museum.

Places

England, River Thames, London, Somerset House

Subjects

topography, townscape/cityscape, smoke, river, 19th century costume, top hat, flag, jetty, flagpole, bridge (urban), hut, chimney, steamboat, paddle steamer, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

engraving

Artist

John Heaviside Clark (c.1771 - 1863)

Title

Somerset House from Waterloo Bridge

Date

1851-1855

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

height: 23.80 cm, width: 31.00 cm

Provenance

HM Revenue and Customs, Somerset House

GAC number

18461