William G. Moss, illustrator and topographical painter, lived at No. 4 Hall Place in Kennington, South London. Moss illustrated ‘The History and Antiquities of the Parochial Church of St. Saviour, Southwark’, published in 1818. In 1827, he exhibited three works at The Royal Society of British Artists in Suffolk Street, London. The titles of these were as follows: ‘A Scene near Hartfield, Sussex’; ‘Interior of Esher Church, Surrey’; and ‘A Wreck on the Castle Rocks, Hastings’.

Places

England, London

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, townscape/cityscape, river bank, river, bridge (urban), house, barge/canal boat, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

J J Shury
William George Moss

Title

Waterloo Bridge

Date

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Parker Gallery, March 1975

GAC number

11833