The image shows a busy urban scene in London. The view is from an elevated perspective, looking across a bustling street with Big Ben in the center. The sky takes up a significant portion of the scene. The artist uses fine strokes to create texture and movement, especially in the sky and the busy street below. The color palette is predominately sepia, giving the image a vintage look. Additional scenes and structures surround the main image, adding depth to the composition. The sky is textured to suggest movement and depth to the cityscape.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1884
- Medium
- etching, drypoint, roulette, aquatint, and spit-bite etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 4682 × 3449 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
Palette