Live Auction 7858The London Sale
Circle of Thomas Shotter Boys (1803-1874)
Lot 69 Property from a Collection of London Pictures

Circle of Thomas Shotter Boys (1803-1874)

A view down the Thames, with Somerset House and St Paul's beyond

Closed3 September 2012

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GBP 2,500

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Circle of Thomas Shotter Boys (1803-1874)
A view down the Thames, with Somerset House and St Paul's beyond
pencil and watercolour
24½ x 40 in. (62.3 x 101.6 cm.)

Specialist note

The present lot depicts one of the piers for Brunel's suspension bridge that was constructed over the Thames in Charing Cross, in 1845. The bridge was there for 15 years, and then dismantled, becoming a railway bridge. The chains for the suspension were taken to Bristol, and used for the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge.

We are grateful to Ralph Hyde for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.