Waterloo Bridge, London, looking east 1883

John Atkinson Grimshaw's *Waterloo Bridge, London, looking east* (1883) is a masterful example of the artist’s nocturnal cityscape paintings. The painting depicts a moonlit view of Waterloo Bridge over the Thames, with a barge docked in the foreground and St Paul’s Cathedral in the distance. Grimshaw's use of muted, atmospheric colors and a hazy, dreamlike quality evokes the serenity of a moonlit night. The artist was fascinated by the interplay of light and shadow, and he masterfully uses it to create a sense of depth and mystery in this evocative work.