Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Duffield Harding, 1798–1863, British

after unknown artist, (Brook Smith)

Printed by Charles J. Hullmandel, 1789–1850, British
Title:
View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper with gray chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 9/16 x 21 3/16 inches (39.6 x 53.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn on Stone by J. D. Harding, from a Drawing by Brook Smith Esq.r | (details of bridge, i.e. height above water, etc)"; lower center: "VIEW OF THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE. | Proposed to be erected by the Trustees appointed under the Act, | according to the Design and under the Directions of Brunel Jun,,r Esq,,r Civil Engineer. F R S. | Length of Suspended Roadway 630 Feet. | Dedicated by Permission to | The Trustees of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, | by their veyr Obed,,t Serv,,t JOHN NORTON."; lower right: "Printed by C. Hullmandel"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.9697
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beach | shipping | walking | architectural subject | sailboat | women | men | river | sitting | shoreline | buildings | trees | cliffs | bridge (built work) | landscape | city | pail | suspension bridge | bucket | architectural design | boat | paths | ship | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
England | Clifton | Bristol | Europe | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30146