The Embankment 1874 photography This photo was taken the

This photo was taken the morning after 10 May 1941

many of these porters would already have been working for hours

the Duchess of Devonshire and her sister

it is a celebration of the city in all its aspects

The poster is full colour and features a drawing of Great Britain with Festival Star suspended above the heart of the country

The Embankment 1874 photography This photo was taken theThe Embankment, 1874: oil on canvas. This view looks east from the terrace of Somerset House, near Waterloo Bridge. In the foreground, the newly completed Victoria Embankment can be seen. On the right, beyond Blackfriars Bridge, is Cannon Street Station (completed in 1866). The panorama is similar to Canaletto's views of London from the same vantage point, painted in the 1740s. Once the embankment was completed, the river appeared much narrower.