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Description: | Oil on canvas. This is an early view of the very first Blackfriars Bridge from the south side of the Thames, looking east. The Bridge was built between 1760 and 1769, and was consequently still a novelty when Marlow painted this picture of it about eight years later. The Bridge’s proximity to Wren’s monumental St Paul’s Cathedral - which for over three centuries dominated the London skyline - made it a popular subject with artists.
William Marlow repeated popular views numerous times, generally with slight alterations on each occasion. He produced at least five paintings of Blackfriars Bridge. | Subjects: | genre topography spire rowing boat dome cathedral river bank barge/canal boat bridge (urban) townscape/cityscape man river | Temporal: | c.1775-1776; 1775/1776 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | William Marlow | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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