The Procession of their Most Gracious Majesties King William and Queen Adelaide to London Bridge on the 1st of August 1831 to celebrate by their August presence the completion of that grand National Work

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Frederick Calvert, painter, watercolourist and engraver of topographical and marine views, was from Cork in Ireland. He first exhibited at both the Dublin Society of Artists and the Hibernian Society in 1815. In 1827 he moved to London, where he exhibited views of Dover Castle and Broughton Castle from a Pall Mall address and he later exhibited works at the Society of British Artists in Suffolk Street. In 1830, Calvert published ‘Picturesque Views in Staffordshire and Shropshire’ and also worked as an illustrator for the ‘Archaeological Journal’. The Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum hold watercolours by him and oil paintings by him are in the National Maritime Museum and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

Places

England, River Thames, London, London Bridge, Monument to the Great Fire, City of London, Church of St. Magnus the Martyr

Subjects

rowing boat, engineering, topography, townscape/cityscape, river, man, woman, crowd, celebration, 19th century costume, dress, flag, coat of arms, royal opening, monument, bridge (urban), tent/marquee, spire, tower

Materials & Techniques

lithograph, coloured lithograph

Artist

Frederick Calvert (c.1785 - c.1845)
William Day (1797 - 1845)

Title

The Procession of their Most Gracious Majesties King William and Queen Adelaide to London Bridge on the 1st of August 1831 to celebrate by their August presence the completion of that grand National Work

Date

Medium

Coloured lithograph

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, February 1958

GAC number

4537