Sujet

Opening ceremony of the new London Bridge, 1831. Artist: Englemann, Graf and Co

Légende

Opening ceremony of the new London Bridge, 1831. The bridge was officially opened by King William IV and Queen Adelaide. In the foreground there are decorated barges on the River Thames packed full of figures and on the north bank crowds have gathered to watch the celebrations.

Date

1831

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A96_374

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (922,2Ko) / 29,5cm x 15,3cm / 3479 x 1806 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river England River Thames Thames people event ceremony boat boats flag flags country bridge British geography celebrations English color colour royal crowded celebration celebrating occasion location century banner barge city of london Britain royalty London Bridge riverbank standard 19th century water transport nineteenth century Opening Ceremony Guildhall Library & Art Gallery geographical feature royal event royal standard TGN lithograph Joseph King of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Adelaide Louisa Theresa Coburg Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg King William IV William IV Prince William Henry Duke of Clarence Queen Adelaide Adelaide Saxe-Meiningen Duchess of Clarence Meiningen Adelaide o Joseph Nash;Nash Englemann Graf and Co