New London Bridge, City of London, c.1799

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
- Town Planning and London Bridge (8)
  - New London Bridge, City of London, c.1799 (2). Design for twin bridges to replace Old London Bridge, not executed

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Reference number

SM D3/11/1

Purpose

New London Bridge, City of London, c.1799

Aspect

[2] Perspective showing twin bridges each with a central drawbridge flanked by three arches alternating with semicircular buttresses and with the Monument fronted by stairs in the centre

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

c.1799

Medium and dimensions

Pen, sepia, blue, raw umber and scarlet washes, pencil, watercolour technique, shaded on laid paper stuck down on contemporary laid paper (185 x 370 on 265 x 425)

Hand

Dance

Notes

Dance's watercolour perspective though rapidly executed shows the essentials of his final scheme for the double bridge and also shows the crescent 'piazza' to the north. The buttresses flanking the drawbridge rise above the parapet emphasising its castle-like character and the flags indicate which of the two drawbridges is raised. In the foreground stands a gentleman (Dance?) and a seated beggar. The drawing is a preliminary one for Plate XVI of the 'Third Report'.

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Drawing

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