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Collection: A. D. White Architectural Photographs

Accession Number: 15/5/3090.01072

Title: Cambridge. St. John's College, Old Bridge

Creator: Hawksmoor, Nicholas

Bio/Origin: English, 1661-1736

Role: Designer

Creator: Wren, Christopher, Sir

Bio/Origin: English, 1632-1723

Role: Designer

Notes: Pictured here are the Bridge of Sighs and the Old Bridge, both leading from New Court to the Third court of Saint John's College, Cambridge. The library (Third Court), built in 1624, is on the right, and the bridge in the center (obscured by the bridge in the foreground) is modeled after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. The Old Bridge was first suggested in 1697 by Sir Christopher Wren, and its design proved to be a modified version of his design and Hawksmoor's.

Dates: ca. 1624-ca. 1672?Building Date

Dates: ca. 1865-ca. 1885?Photograph date

Dates: 1709-1712?Building date (bridge)

Classfication: Photographs

Medium: albumen print

Current Site: Europe: United Kingdom; Cambridge

Measurement: Image: 9 1/2 x 11 in.; 24.13 x 27.94 cm

Subjects: Saint John's College, Cambridge, England, University campuses, Arch bridges, Skybridges, Rivers, Bodies of water, River Cam, Cambridge, England, Libraries, Inscriptions, Escutcheons (Coats of arms), Symbols, Imaginary/Mythological creatures, Dormers, Top hats, Gates, Wrought iron, Railings, Crenellations, Universities

Provenance: Gift of Andrew Dickson White

Repository: Cornell University Library?A.D. White Photographs?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University