Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1817-06-21
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent & Duke of Wellington's First Visit to Waterloo Bridge on the 18th June 1817
Coloured aquatint depicting the visit by the Prince Regent and Duke of Wellington to open the newly built Strand Bridge in London on 18th June 1817, the second anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Soldiers and crowds fill the bridge, people wave from windows and a river pageant takes place on the Thames. In the background is Westminster Bridge with the outline of Westminster Abbey and Hall.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 2017.10/9
- Object name:
- His Royal Highness the Prince Regent & Duke of Wellington's First Visit to Waterloo Bridge on the 18th June 1817
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Ackermann, Rudolph
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- Production date:
- 1817-06-21
- Material:
- paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 241 mm, W 380 mm (paper), H 340 mm, W 439 mm (paper support)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Credit:
- Transferred from the Government Art Collection (formerly in the collection of HM Revenue and Customs)
- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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