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Panorama of Georgian London

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Panorama of London after Friedrich Bernhard Werner — eighteenth century

St Paul’s Cathedral rises above a long skyline of churches and tightly packed houses in this coloured view of Georgian London. Old London Bridge, still lined with buildings, crosses the Thames on the right, while sailing vessels, barges and rowing boats fill the foreground.

A ribbon bearing the name London stretches across the sky between the royal arms and the City’s arms. Numbered landmarks and keys around the borders invite a closer look at the buildings within the panorama.

The broad, low format makes this fine art print particularly suited to a long wall space.

Size: 42" × 15". Supplied unframed.

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Werner’s panorama presents London from across the Thames, with the dome of St Paul’s at the centre of a skyline rebuilt after the Great Fire. The busy river and the houses along Old London Bridge give the view its eighteenth-century character.

Map Details

  • Original title: London
  • Artist: Friedrich Bernhard Werner
  • Publishing family: Probst, Augsburg
  • Date: Eighteenth century; the precise issue reproduced has not been established
  • Area shown: The City of London and its Thames waterfront, with Old London Bridge
  • Viewpoint: From the south side of the Thames
  • Format: Coloured panoramic engraving with numbered landmark keys
  • Print-only size: 42" × 15"

St Paul’s and the rebuilt skyline

The cathedral’s dome dominates the view, rising above rows of houses and the steeples of parish churches. Werner gives the buildings enough separation to make the skyline readable, and the accompanying numbers connect individual landmarks with the border keys. The result is a topographical view designed to be examined as well as admired.

Old London Bridge and river traffic

The bridge is shown with buildings standing above its arches, a feature that distinguishes this scene from later views of London. Boats occupy much of the foreground, from small rowing craft to vessels with tall masts. Together with the continuous waterfront, they make the Thames an active part of the composition.

The title and coats of arms

The London title appears on a folded ribbon, flanked by royal and civic heraldry. These decorative elements occupy the sky above the city, balancing the dense architectural detail below. The coloured rooftops, water and clouds give the long engraving a distinctive presence as a wall print.

About the date

Werner’s London view was published in different states by members of the Probst family. An early design date and the date of a later impression are not necessarily the same. The available product image does not establish a specific issue, so this print is described as an eighteenth-century panorama rather than assigned a definite 1745 date.

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