London and Westminster 1 : Westminster Bridge to Treasury

Location

Country: Spain
City: Madrid
Place: British Embassy

This view is part of a series of five plates entitled 'Panorama of the Thames from Westminster Bridge to London Bridge' and published in 1749. When fitted together, the individual plates create an impressive panoramic view of London. The key to the most important buildings illustrated, seen below the images, continues across all five prints.

Brothers Samuel and Nathaniel Buck made their names as leading British topographical draughtsmen of the 18th century. Over a period of 34 years, the Bucks produced several hundred drawings and engravings, including 87 engraved prospects of England and Wales. These are now important visual records of the appearance of British urban landscapes prior to the changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. In some cases, the places depicted have since disappeared or changed beyond recognition.

Places

England, River Thames, London, Westminster Hall, Church of St. John's, Smith Square, Westminster Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Westminster: Church of St. Margaret, Westminster, Whitehall

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, townscape/cityscape, river, hill, field, bridge (urban), abbey, church, barge/canal boat, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (1696 - 1779)

Title

London and Westminster 1 : Westminster Bridge to Treasury

Date

11 September 1749

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 34.50 cm, width: 86.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from John McMaster, April 1949

GAC number

746