A view of Westminster Bridge

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“Old Westminster Bridge; a stone bridge with round arches in the middle ground, houses lining the river bank on the right and several ships, including one in the foreground with sails and a man plying an oar, laden with barrels, a man in a small boat on the right waving at a woman who stands in a doorway in the embankment.”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • Printmaker: Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777, printmaker.
  • Title: A view of Westminster Bridge, with parts adjacent as in the year 1760 [graphic] : engraved from the original painting / Saml. Scott pinxt. ; P.C. Canot sculpt.
  • Publication: [London] : [publisher not identified], publishd. according to act of Parliament, Feby. 25, 1761.

Catalog Record

761.02.25.01++

Acquired February 2021