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    Tower and Ruin near a Bridge

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    Tower and Ruin near a Bridge
    Tower and Ruin near a Bridge
    Tower and Ruin near a Bridge
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Tower and Ruin near a Bridge
    Date
    c.1752-54 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk on blue-green paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 153 x 200 mm
    Imperial: 6 x 7 7/8 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.49
    Wilson Online Reference
    D103
    Description
    On a high bank on the right, a tower rises from a ruined building. At some distance on the left is a bridge over the river which flows into the foreground. There are two men fishing on the bank on the left, with mountains beyond.
    Provenance
    Donated by John Deffett Francis, 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Verso inscriptions
    Verso invisible - laid down
    Versions
    See 'Links' tab
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    834/70(12)
    Bibliography
    Binyon 20(b)
    Condition/Conservation
    Some foxing. Mounted in same mount as D102 Bridge over a River, The British Museum (1881,0212.48).

    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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