Barnes Bridge 1872 84.166 In the right foreground numerous

In the right foreground numerous fashionable groups

The scene shows a full range of sheds and two-storeyed market buildings

He entertained lavishly and held noted musical soirées

Portrait of Henry Irving as Louis XI - an 1878 role

Barnes Bridge 1872 84.166 In the right foreground numerousAn illustration of Barnes Bridge on Boat Race day, 6th April 1870, from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dor, 1872. People have climbed along the supports underneath Barnes Bridge in order to get a better view of the race. Other people are sitting or standing in temporary stands which Jerrold describes as 'animated lines of rough hewn stands thrown up as speculations'.