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    Bridge over a River

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    Bridge over a River
    Bridge over a River
    Bridge over a River
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Bridge over a River
    Date
    c.1752-54 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk, touched with white, on blue-green paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 119 x 165 mm
    Imperial: 4 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.48
    Wilson Online Reference
    D102
    Description
    In the middle distance there is a bridge over a river, with a tower at its left and mountains beyond. There is a small house at the right and in the foreground a figure and children on the rocky bank.
    Provenance
    Donated by John Deffett Francis, 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Verso inscriptions
    Verso invisible, laid down
    Versions
    See 'Links' tab
    Critical commentary
    A compositional sketch
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    834/69(11)
    Bibliography
    Binyon 20 (a)
    Condition/Conservation
    Some rubbing but otherwise good condition. Mounted in the same mount as D103 Tower and Ruin near a Bridge, The British Museum (1881,0212.49)

    Biographies

    • John Deffett Francis (1815-1901)

    Documents

    • 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
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