View of Westminster Hall and Bridge, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Hamill and Barker
Accession Number
1961-105-310
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Thomas Rowlandson’s 1810 print “View of Westminster Hall and Bridge” offers a glimpse of London’s historic core during the early nineteenth century. A leading British artist celebrated for his spirited caricatures and topographical scenes, Rowlandson contributed regularly to Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of Arts, a popular monthly publication that combined fashion plates with urban views. This print captures the imposing Gothic silhouette of Westminster Hall alongside the graceful span of Westminster Bridge, then a vital crossing over the Thames. As a hand-colored etching or aquatint, the wo...