Chelsea Old Bridge

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Chelsea Old Bridge
Chelsea Old Bridge
Chelsea Old Bridge
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Chelsea Old Bridge
Date
c.1760 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk with white heightening on grey laid paper laid down on old mount with wash lined framing
Dimensions
Metric: 174 x 240 mm
Imperial: 6 13/16 x 9 3/8 in.
Accession Number
NMW A 3989
Wilson Online Reference
D356
Description
The view is downriver from Chelsea towards Battersea and Westminster Bridge
Provenance
Joseph Farington; John Deffett Francis; James Abbott McNeill Whistler; Miss Birnie Philip; purchased from Colnaghi, London, 21 March 1956
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; Inscribed lower right: Chelsea
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower right, J.D.F. in double ellipse: John Deffett Francis (Lugt 1446)
Mount inscriptions
[1] Recto lower left: Yours | my dear Whistler | J.D.F.
[2] Lower centre, gilded lettering: RICHARD WILSON R.A.
[3] Lower right, pencil: R[?]20989
[4] Verso, ink: Wilson
[5] Verso below on adhered card: The above is the Autograph | identification by J. Farrington [sic] R.A.
Related Works by Other Artists
Peter de Wint (1800-1849), Chelsea Old Bridge, oil on canvas, Leeds Art Gallery
Bibliography
The Burlington Magazine, October 1958
Condition/Conservation
Some discolouration