Drawn to the Page

Caption:

Waterloo Bridge

Artist:

Barton, Rose

Materials:

Paper (fiber material), Ink

Techniques:

Three colour process

Engraver:

Photographic process

Author:

Barton, Rose

Title of Publication:

Familiar London

Publisher:

Adam and Charles Black

Publication place:

London

Publication date:

1904

Curator Comment:

Barton, as author and illustrator, relates the imagery closely to the descriptive text. The owner of original watercolour, at the time of publication, was philanthropist and art collector, Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh.

Note on artwork:

Unlike Claude Monet's celebrated elevated views of London’s Waterloo Bridge, Barton's viewpoint is from below. However, like the impressionist painter, she is concerned with recording the atmosphere she experiences and the range of lighting effects presented to her - from the dappling effects on the water to the light drenched distant views. Waterloo Bridge was built by John Rennie (1811 - 1817) and was opened for public use on the second anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

References:

Snoddy (2002), ODNB online, DIB online