Museum number
2005.2
Object
Framed coloured aquatint: The Bridges over the Canal in Sydney Gardens, Frederick Christian Lewis after John Claude Nattes, May 1805
Description
Hand-coloured aquatint, mounted, framed in carved and gilded wooden frame with Perspex glazing. View of a canal curving away right then leftwards, between stone embankments. Above the banks, overhanging trees and sky. In the foreground, a single span iron bridge with decorative iron balustrade arches over the canal and footpath; in the distance, a second iron bridge is visible and a stone bridge where the canal curves out of sight. In the foreground there is a rowing boat on the canal with three men and two ladies, and a punt with a man using a pole and a boy pushing off from the bank.
Materials
Print
On display?
No

Further description

Simple name
Print
Subject
Landscape - River
Dimensions
framed: 4.5cm (d) x 48.5cm (h) x 56.4cm (w)
image size: 34.0cm (h) x 25.0cm (w)
The Bridges over the Canal in Sydney Gardens F C Lewis (1779–1856) after J C Nattes (about 1765–1822) Coloured aquatint, 1805 The Kennet & Avon Canal was built between 1796 and 1810 to connect the Avon at Bath with the Kennet at Newbury. It was part of the major waterway connecting London to Bristol and the Atlantic Ocean. Because of Bath’s situation in a valley, the canal was forced to pass through Sydney Gardens only a few years after the Gardens opened, despite strong opposition. In fact, thanks to John Rennie’s elegant design and ornamental bridges, the canal only enhanced the charm of the gardens. 2005.2

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