Illuminated Riverさんのイラストまとめ

Tenders serving heavily laden cargo ships in front of Old Waterloo Bridge in 1841. On the right, the royal barge can be seen traveling into view against a background of the Lambeth Shot Tower. Image © Trustees of the @BritishMuseum

John Constable’s ‘The Opening of Waterloo Bridge’ (‘Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817), 1832, @Tate Collection, depicts the pomp and ceremony as seen from Whitehall Stairs. The Prince Regent is seen to be boarding the royal barge amidst a flotilla, on his way to open the bridge.

This lithograph view by printmaker and draughtsman Thomas Shotter Boys looks east to John Rennie’s New London Bridge in c. 1840. The view appears to have been captured from the first Southwark Bridge, also by Rennie. Image © Trustees of the @BritishMuseum

‘Two Bridges’ by Geoffrey Lefever depicts Cannon Street Railway Bridge and John Rennie's New London Bridge in 1962, shortly before Rennie’s bridge was replaced. Barges are seen marooned by low tide in the foreground. Image © @LdnMetArchives

John Edgar Platt painted several scenes of WWII activity on the Thames, including this view of river traffic in front of Waterloo Bridge after the Dieppe Raid in 1942. Many of the craft on the river are flying the white ensign of the Royal Navy. Image © @I_W_M

'View on the Thames with Westminster Bridge'. This river scene by Samuel Scott c. 1744 shows a choppy river teeming with activity and the yet to be completed bridge. The bridge’s engineer and architect was Charles Labelye, whose design was favoured over Nicholas Hawskmoor’s.

In this capriccio - or architectural fantasy - Old London Bridge is glimpsed. Painted by Italian Antonio Joli during the 1740s, it combines two genres: a foreground inspired by antiquity and a background of London including the bridge and St Paul's.

We're looking forward to exploring #MuseumsAtNight, @Culture24's twice-yearly festival that sees museums, galleries and heritage sites put on special after hours events. Find out about events near you: https://t.co/C7BNdWCT6l

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born #OTD in 1806. Brunel designed the original Hungerford Suspension Bridge that opened in 1845. The chains from this bridge went on to be re-used in Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge! © @VanishedLondon @YoEgovuk

The opening ceremony for Waterloo Bridge was painted by John Constable in 1817. The huge canvas can be viewed today at the @tate Britain. John Constable, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge ('Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817'), 1832 © Tate