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William Lionel Wyllie, R.A., R.I., R.E. 1851-1931.
Tower Bridge,from the East (Norwood's Pier). 1895. Etching and drypoint. 10 x 14 (sheet 13 1/2 x 18 1/8). A rich, tonal impression printed on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. $1,500.
Esparto Grass is being unloaded from a freighter in right foreground. Looking west towards the Upper Pool and Tower Bridge, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the background.
Tower Bridge was built by Sir John Wolf Barry and opened in 1894. It is known as the water gate of London and is the last bridge across the river. The bascules of Tower Bridge are raised to allow shipping to pass. Wyllie spent several years as a young man living on a boat on the Thames, which he converted into a floating studio. Tower Bridge was not long completed when Wyllie finished this watercolour, but it quickly became one of his favourite subjects.
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