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Revision as of 01:05, 19 December 2024 editLord Cornwallis (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers459,525 edits ←Created page with '{{Short description|Painting by Samuel Scott}} {{Infobox artwork | image_file=File:Samuel Scott, Une arche du pont de Westminster, v. 1750, huile sur toile, 135,7 x 163,8 cm, Londres, Tate Gallery, T0119.jpg | caption = | backcolor= | painting_alignment= | image_size=370px | title= An Arch of Westminster Bridge | artist= Samuel Scott | year=c.1750 | type=Oil on canvas, history painting | height_metric= 135.7...'  Latest revision as of 01:40, 19 December 2024 edit undoLord Cornwallis (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers459,525 edits →Bibliography 
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''''''An Arch of Westminster Bridge''''' is a c.1750 ] by the English ] ].<ref>Herrmann p.30</ref> <ref>Tutton p.98</ref> ] had been constructed between 1739 and 1750 to the design of the Swiss ] ]. It was only the second bridge to be built in London, and the engineering feat drew a number of artists including ] and ]. Scott himself had produced an earlier work '']'' in 1742. Having initially specialised in ], Scott increasingly switched to ]s and ]s in response to the commercial success of Canaletto during his time in England.<ref>https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/scott-an-arch-of-westminster-bridge-t01193</ref> '''''An Arch of Westminster Bridge''''' is a c.1750 ] by the English ] ].<ref>Herrmann p.30</ref> <ref>Tutton p.98</ref> ] had been constructed between 1739 and 1750 to the design of the Swiss ] ]. It was only the second bridge to be built in London, and the engineering feat drew a number of artists including ] and ]. Scott himself had produced an earlier work '']'' in 1742. Having initially specialised in ], Scott increasingly switched to ]s and ]s in response to the commercial success of Canaletto during his time in England. The view is towards the northern bank of the ] in the direction of the ]. Along with the various houses visible are the ], the ], ] and ].<ref>https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/scott-an-arch-of-westminster-bridge-t01193</ref>


It is often considered his masterpiece.<ref>Chilvers p.641</ref> Today it is part of the collection of the ] in ], having been acquired in 1970. <ref>https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/scott-an-arch-of-westminster-bridge-t01193</ref> Scott produced several other versions including ones in the ]<ref>http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/9890</ref> and the ]<ref>https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:365</ref> It is often considered his masterpiece.<ref>Chilvers p.641</ref> Today it is part of the collection of the ] in ], having been acquired in 1970. <ref>https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/scott-an-arch-of-westminster-bridge-t01193</ref> Scott produced several other versions including ones in the ]<ref>http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/9890</ref> and the ]<ref>https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:365</ref>
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Painting by Samuel Scott
An Arch of Westminster Bridge
ArtistSamuel Scott
Yearc.1750
TypeOil on canvas, history painting
Dimensions135.7 cm × 163.8 cm (53.4 in × 64.5 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

An Arch of Westminster Bridge is a c.1750 landscape painting by the English artist Samuel Scott. Westminster Bridge had been constructed between 1739 and 1750 to the design of the Swiss architect Charles Labelye. It was only the second bridge to be built in London, and the engineering feat drew a number of artists including Canaletto and Richard Wilson. Scott himself had produced an earlier work The Building of Westminster Bridge in 1742. Having initially specialised in maritime art, Scott increasingly switched to cityscapes and riverscapes in response to the commercial success of Canaletto during his time in England. The view is towards the northern bank of the Thames in the direction of the City of London. Along with the various houses visible are the York Buildings Water Tower, the Savoy, Somerset House and St Mary-le-Strand.

It is often considered his masterpiece. Today it is part of the collection of the Tate Britain in Pimlico, having been acquired in 1970. Scott produced several other versions including ones in the National Gallery of Ireland and the Yale Center for British Art

See also

References

  1. Herrmann p.30
  2. Tutton p.98
  3. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/scott-an-arch-of-westminster-bridge-t01193
  4. Chilvers p.641
  5. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/scott-an-arch-of-westminster-bridge-t01193
  6. http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/9890
  7. https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:365

Bibliography

  • Chilvers, Ian. The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Oxford University Press, 2015.
  • Herrmann, Luke. British Landscape Painting of the Eighteenth Century. Oxford University Press, 1974.
  • Tutton, Michael. Construction as Depicted in Western Art: From Antiquity to the Photograph. Amsterdam University Press, 2021.
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