London - Westminster Abbey & Bridge from Somerset House
| Reference: | s25708 |
| Author | William DANIELL |
| Year: | 1812 ca. |
| Zone: | London |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 650 x 400 mm |
| Reference: | s25708 |
| Author | William DANIELL |
| Year: | 1812 ca. |
| Zone: | London |
| Printed: | London |
| Measures: | 650 x 400 mm |
Description
A panoramic view of Westmister from the Thames.
Coloured acquatint, in very good conditions.
View south from the terrace of Somerset House, looking towards Lambeth, left, Westminster Bridge, and Westminster Abbey, right. Barges and other boats sail on the River Thames; people stroll on the terrace and admire the view.
Rare.
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William Daniell RA was an English landscape and marine painter, and engraver. He travelled extensively in the Far East, helping to produce one of the finest illustrated volumes of the period - "Oriental Scenery". He also travelled around the coastline of Britain to paint watercolours for the equally ambitious book "A Voyage Round Great Britain". His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution and he became a Royal Academician in 1822.
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William Daniell RA was an English landscape and marine painter, and engraver. He travelled extensively in the Far East, helping to produce one of the finest illustrated volumes of the period - "Oriental Scenery". He also travelled around the coastline of Britain to paint watercolours for the equally ambitious book "A Voyage Round Great Britain". His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution and he became a Royal Academician in 1822.
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