Brighton Sea Front from the West Pier — view c.1866 — J. Earl & C. Webb

Description

Painted view of Brighton Sea Front from the West Pier around 1866, showing pedestrians on the bridge and boats at sea. The reverse features a handwritten letter from Marie Théret to Jacqueline and Odile, dated from Brighton, and mentions that the publisher is K. J. Bredon's Bookshop. The printed text states that the bridge was opened in 1866 and that the Grand Hotel was built at the same time.