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Description: | Coloured aquatint . To the left Waterloo Bridge can be seen, with St Paul’s Cathedral beyond. The tall tower, where the bridge meets the South Bank, is a shot tower. Shot balls, for use in firearms, were made by dropping molten lead from the top of the tower into a water basin at the bottom. The tower was demolished in 1949. To the right of the panorama we see Westminster Bridge and, further to the right, Westminster Abbey. Lambeth Palace can also be made out in the distance, beyond the bridge.
This ‘View of London from the Adelphi’ was published as ‘The Panorama of the Thames from London to Richmond’, by Samuel Leigh in c.1829. The publication included numerous small panoramas showing the buildings lining the river. The individual illustrations, if joined together (as some are here), were able to form one single panorama of almost 59 feet in width. The prints were accompanied by a booklet of text, titled ‘John Clark's Description of the Most Remarkable Places between London and Richmond’. The text explained that the view ‘was taken from the upper part of a house near the Adelphi, a situation which presents a greater portion of interesting objects than any other spot in the Metropolis.’ | Subjects: | steamboat paddle steamer sailboat smoke tower topography spire monument cathedral bridge (urban) townscape/cityscape chimney river abbey | Temporal: | published c.1829; 1809/1849 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | John Heaviside Clark | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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