Magazine Bridge, Cawnpoor
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Magazine Bridge, Cawnpoor is a 1830 by Robert Captain Smith, a Romanticism work, depicting Bridge, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a bridge over a river, with people walking along the riverbank. The bridge has three arches and is made of stone. There are trees and bushes on either side of the river. In the foreground, there are some plants and a tree with a thick trunk. The sky is light and hazy, with some darker clouds in the background. The overall atmosphere of the painting is peaceful and serene. If you like this painting, you might also want to check out the Romanticism movement.
The drawing depicts a bridge set within a landscape, created by Captain Robert Smith of the British 44th Regiment during his travels in Hindustan. It is one of 65 detached and mounted pencil illustrations included in Smith's unpublished *Pictorial Journal of Travels in Hindustan from 1828 to 1833*, which documents his voyages along the Ganges and visits to cities such as Cawnpore, Delhi, Agra, and Lucknow. The work was completed in stages, with the journal portion finished in 1845 after Smith's retirement to Ireland in 1833. The drawing was later acquired by the museum in 1915, as recorded in…
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Robert Captain Smith (1792–1882) was an artist, born in Dublin.
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