A View of the Iron Bridge, in Coalbrook Dale, Shropshire. Taken from the bottom of Lincoln Hill
1 portrait by George Robertson
© National Portrait Gallery, London
A View of the Iron Bridge, in Coalbrook Dale, Shropshire. Taken from the bottom of Lincoln Hill
by Francis Chesham, published by John Boydell, and published by Josiah Boydell, after George Robertson
mixed-method engraving, published 1 February 1788
15 7/8 in. x 21 5/8 in. (402 mm x 549 mm) plate size; 19 3/8 in. x 25 1/4 in. (491 mm x 641 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D1382
Artistsback to top
- John Boydell (1720-1804), Engraver and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 132 portraits, Sitter in 13 portraits.
- Josiah Boydell (1752-1817), Artist and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 69 portraits.
- Francis Chesham (1749-1806). Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- George Robertson (circa 1748-1788), Landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
Ther first iron bridge in the world was built in 1777-80 by Abraham Darby across the River Severn at Coalbrookedale. The iron was cast locally.
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- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (90 Cheapside, London)
- Place portrayed: United Kingdom: England, Shropshire (Ironbridge, Coalbrooke Dale, Shropshire)
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Events of 1788back to top
Current affairs
Parliament begins an investigation into the slave trade, led by reformers Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce.Regency Crisis; George III's madness is announced provoking a political storm.
Former Governor-General of Bengal Warren Hastings' trial begins before the House of Lords.
Henry Benedict Stuart becomes the new Stuart claimant to the British throne.
Art and science
Artist Thomas Gainsborough dies.First edition of The Times newspaper is published in London.
Scottish engineer and inventor William Symington demonstrates the first paddle steamer on Dalswinton Loch near Dumfries.
Robert Burns writes his version of the Scots poem Auld Lang Syne.
International
Ministers of the French King, Louis XVI, reluctantly announce that the Estates General will meet the following year, for the first time since 1614.United States constitution comes into force when New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify it.
First Fleet reaches Australia, anchoring in Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip, selecting a suitable site for the first Australian penal colony, names the place Sydney Cove.
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