Opening of London Bridge, 1 August 1831

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Joseph Nash was born at Great Marlow; the son of a clergyman. He was a pupil of Augustus Charles Pugin, with whom he travelled to Paris in 1829 to make drawings for ‘Paris and its Environs’ (1830). He also lithographed plates for Pugin's ‘Views Illustrative of Examples of Gothic Architecture’ (1830), ‘Architecture of the Middle Ages’ (1838) and ‘The Mansions of England in the Olden Times’ (1839-49). He exhibited from 1831 to 1879, chiefly at the British Institution, the Old Watercolour Society and the New Watercolour Society. His exhibits included architectural subjects and designs from Shakespeare, Scott and Cervantes. His most typical works are interiors of Tudor or Elizabethan mansions peopled with figures. He died at 69, in Kensington.

Places

England, London, City of London

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, genre, townscape/cityscape, river bank, river, man, woman, crowd, flag, royal opening, monument, bridge (urban), tent/marquee, spire, tower, barge/canal boat, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

lithograph, coloured lithograph

Artist

Joseph Nash (1808 - 1878)

Title

Opening of London Bridge, 1 August 1831

Date

published 8 August 1831

Medium

Coloured lithograph

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, April 1963

GAC number

6091