The Opening of Waterloo Bridge by John Constable - 1832 - 130.8 x 218 cm Tate Britain The Opening of Waterloo Bridge by John Constable - 1832 - 130.8 x 218 cm Tate Britain

The Opening of Waterloo Bridge

oil on canvas • 130.8 x 218 cm
  • John Constable - June 11, 1776 - March 31, 1837 John Constable 1832

This is the largest canvas completed by John Constable that he planned for thirteen years. It commemorates the opening of Waterloo Bridge - and the second anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo - on June 18, 1817, an occasion celebrated with tremendous pomp.