Waterloo Bridge (Constable)

Waterloo Bridge
ArtistJohn Constable
Year1820
TypeOil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions55 cm × 78 cm (21.6 in × 30.6 in)
LocationCincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio

Waterloo Bridge is an 1820 riverscape painting by the British artist John Constable. It depicts a view of London looking eastwards towards Waterloo Bridge, which had opened three years earlier.[1] Also visible are notable other London landmarks including Somerset House and Saint Paul's Cathedral. In the foreground are waterman and bathers. Constable's patron John Fisher described it as Canaletto-like.[2] Constable spent many years working on a major project The Opening of Waterloo Bridge showing the events of 1817.[3]

Today it is in the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum in Ohio.[4] A smaller version of it is owned by the Royal Academy.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Reynolds p.150
  2. ^ Bailey p.148
  3. ^ Reynolds p.156
  4. ^ https://cincinnatiartmuseum.org/about/blog/behind-the-scenes-in-conservation-brighter-skies-over-waterloo-bridge/
  5. ^ Bailey p.148

Bibliography

  • Bailey, Anthony. John Constable: A Kingdom of his Own. Random House, 2012.
  • Charles, Victoria. Constable. Parkstone International, 2015.
  • Hamilton, James. Constable: A Portrait. Hachette UK, 2022.
  • Reynolds, Graham. Constable's England. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.
  • Thornes, John E. John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science. A&C Black, 1999.
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