London Bridge
before 1831
David Cox captures the bustling Thames and the old London Bridge in this breezy watercolor, painted just before the famous structure was demolished in 1831. Notice the massive, crumbling stone blocks in the foreground—they're the remnants of the old bridge's starlings, which once supported its notoriously narrow arches and caused massive traffic jams. Cox was a master of capturing the fleeting effects of light and weather, earning him a reputation as a pioneer of British landscape painting who influenced the Impressionists long before they even picked up their brushes.
- Technique
- Watercolor
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