The Bridge at Kingston-upon-Thames

Location

Country: Jamaica
City: Kingston
Place: High Commission

Robert Havell junior was the son of painter, engraver and publisher Robert Havell senior. Together with his father, Robert junior formed the firm of R. Havell & Son. Father and son worked jointly on numerous projects, including their ‘Series of Views of the Public Buildings & Bridges in London’ (1821-22) and ‘Birds of America’ (1827-39) for the American ornithologist John James Audubon. However, Robert senior died in 1832, leaving his son to complete the project. In the following few years Havell focused on oil painting. As a result of his friendship with Audubon, he decided to emigrate to America, moving to Tarrytown, New York state, in 1857. Here he became a leading member of the Hudson River school. He died in Tarrytown at the age of 84.

Places

England, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, River Thames

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, Victorian Genre, river bank, river, man, bridge (urban), church, tower, punt, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

aquatint

Artist

E Lapidge
Robert, Jnr Havell (1793 - 1878)

Title

The Bridge at Kingston-upon-Thames

Date

published July 1828

Medium

Aquatint

Dimensions

height: 40.00 cm, width: 65.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from William H Robinson Ltd, December 1948

GAC number

671