London Bridge

1884-1885

Stephen Parrish

Associated Names
Stephen Parrish

Artist, American, 1846 - 1938

Christian Klackner

Publisher, American, 1850 - 1916

The image shows a riverside dock scene with a busy waterway filled with ships and boats. A bridge spans the horizon with buildings and church spires in the distance. The artist used fine line work and a monochromatic sepia color palette for texture. Close to the viewer, smaller boats and figures are engaged in activities while larger ships lead towards the bridge and skyline.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.5 × 47.2 cm (11 5/8 × 18 9/16 in.)
    plate: 30.4 × 48.5 cm (11 15/16 × 19 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 51.3 × 68.1 cm (20 3/16 × 26 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.115.3834

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneider 2007, no. 109

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Matthew S. Marks, Ltd., New York, NY); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, January 1987; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Schneider, Rona. Stephen Parrish: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: The Old Print Shop, 2007, p. 116, no. 109.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: London Bridge / Aug. 1884; lower right in graphite: Stephen Parrish; lower edge in graphite by unknown hand: Stephen Parrish

Wikidata ID

Q76443184

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