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Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree)
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Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree)
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The Trustees of the British Museum
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Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree)
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
123 x 200 mm
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4 7/8 x 8 in.
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The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.67
Wilson Online Reference
D55
Description
On the left is a withered tree, on a branch of which a boy sits blowing bubbles, whilst others climb on the trunk below. An estuary with trees on the shores can be seen beyond.
On the left is a withered tree, on a branch of which a boy sits blowing bubbles, whilst others climb on the trunk below. An estuary with trees on the shores can be seen beyond.
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Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
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Unsigned; no inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
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851/8 (34)
851/8 (34)
Bibliography
Binyon 47(b); Ford 1951, p. 55, pl. 28
Binyon 47(b); Ford 1951, p. 55, pl. 28
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John Deffett Francis, 1815-1901
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Laurence Binyon,
Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
Brinsley Ford,
The Drawings of Richard Wilson
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