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Pompey's Bridge at Terni (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
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Pompey's Bridge at Terni (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson
Title
Pompey's Bridge at Terni (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
Date
1776 (undated)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Spine: 254 mm; sheet: 248 x 343 mm; plate: 184 x 257 mm
Dimensions
Spine: 10 in.; sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.; plate: 7 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven. To license images click here
Accession Number
B1977.14.21011(j)
Wilson Online Reference
E41
Description
Oblique view of an old stone bridge with four figures, two reaching over the side and the others in the right foreground. Behind is a square tower with adjoining buildings and beyond, a mountain.
Oblique view of an old stone bridge with four figures, two reaching over the side and the others in the right foreground. Behind is a square tower with adjoining buildings and beyond, a mountain.
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Provenance
Acquired 1977
Acquired 1977
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image with title and production detail: 'R. Wilson del.', 'Ja. Gandon sc.'
Lettered below the image with title and production detail: 'R. Wilson del.', 'Ja. Gandon sc.'
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The architect Domenico Fontana (1543-1607) was appointed to build a new bridge at Terni to replace a dangerous older one over the River Nera. Pope Paul V inaugurated this in 1611 and his arms appear in the centre of the bridge together with inscriptions recording that the people of Terni replaced the original, ruined by age, at their own expense and named the new bridge Ponte Paolo in his honour. The bridge was rebuilt after the bombardment of the Second World War.
The architect Domenico Fontana (1543-1607) was appointed to build a new bridge at Terni to replace a dangerous older one over the River Nera. Pope Paul V inaugurated this in 1611 and his arms appear in the centre of the bridge together with inscriptions recording that the people of Terni replaced the original, ruined by age, at their own expense and named the new bridge Ponte Paolo in his honour. The bridge was rebuilt after the bombardment of the Second World War.
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Critical commentary
Terni was one of the last stops on Wilson's journey from Venice to Rome in the company of William Lock in 1751-52. (See for example D61 <i>The Cascade at Terni</i>, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven). However, no related drawing or painting of the bridge by Wilson is known.
Terni was one of the last stops on Wilson's journey from Venice to Rome in the company of William Lock in 1751-52. (See for example D61
The Cascade at Terni
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven). However, no related drawing or painting of the bridge by Wilson is known.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Object ID: 49690
Object ID: 49690
Bibliography
Booth Notes Doc. 7; Edwards 1808, p. 88; T.J. Mulvany, <i>The Life of James Gandon, Esq.</i> 1846, facsimile reprint ed. M. Craig, 1969, pp. 191-92
Booth Notes Doc. 7; Edwards 1808, p. 88; T.J. Mulvany,
The Life of James Gandon, Esq.
1846, facsimile reprint ed. M. Craig, 1969, pp. 191-92
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Condition/Conservation
Bound with eleven other 'original views' in an old leather binding with 'Views of Rome' imprinted on the spine but lacking a title page. Spine of the binding: 254 mm (10 in.)
Bound with eleven other 'original views' in an old leather binding with 'Views of Rome' imprinted on the spine but lacking a title page. Spine of the binding: 254 mm (10 in.)
Illustrations of the Work
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19/07/2017
19/07/2017
Work of Art
Versions
James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson,
Pompey's Bridge at Terni
, The British Museum
James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson,
Pompey's Bridge at Terni
, The British Museum
James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson,
Pompey's Bridge at Terni
, Royal Academy of Arts, London
James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson,
Pompey's Bridge at Terni
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson,
Pompey's Bridge at Terni
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Exhibitions
Biographies
James Gandon, 1742-1823
Paul Mellon, 1907-1999
Documents
Benjamin Booth, Unpublished Notes, Document 6: List of Engravers after Wilson and Biographical Notes
Benjamin Booth, Unpublished Notes, Document 7: List of Prints after Wilson's Paintings
This print is part of the "Twelve Etchings of Views in Italy Yale Center for British Art" sketchbook
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