Long View of London from Bankside
Long View of London from Bankside is a panoramic etching made by Wenceslas Hollar in Antwerp in 1647. It depicts a panorama of London, based on drawings done while Hollar was in London in the early 1640s. Unlike earlier panoramas of London, Hollar's panorama takes a single viewpoint, the tower of St Saviour in Southwark, from where he made the drawings. It shows the River Thames curving sinuously from left to right past the viewpoint.
Long View of London from Bankside, a panorama of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647, notable for being rendered all from one viewpoint.
Detail: Bankside and Strand to Baynard's Castle
Signature, and Westminster extension (bottom left corner)
Wenceslaus Hollar was a prolific and accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent much of his life in England. He is known to German speakers as Wenzel Hollar; and to Czech speakers as Václav Hollar. He is particularly noted for his engravings and etchings. He was born in Prague, died in London, and was buried at St Margaret's Church, Westminster.
Portrait etched by Hollar after an original by Jan Meyssens, c. 1649. Prague Castle is in the background.
Panorama of Prague in 1636 (issued in 1649)
Allegory on the Death of the Earl of Arundel
Long View of London from Bankside, 1647