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    At the Bend of a River

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    At the Bend of a River
    At the Bend of a River
    At the Bend of a River
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    At the Bend of a River
    Date
    c.1752-54 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk with pen and brown ink, touched with white, on blue-green paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 202 x 270 mm
    Imperial: 8 x 10 5/8 in
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.10
    Wilson Online Reference
    D256
    Description
    A river curves round to the right, framed by two trees in the foreground and another at the left. On the nearer bank a man is sketching, with woods and a monument or tabernacle on a promontory beyond. Further off are a round tower and distant hills.
    Provenance
    Donated by John Deffett Francis, 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Techniques and materials
    Overdrawn in pen and ink
    Verso inscriptions
    Verso invisible - laid down
    Bibliography
    Binyon 17
    Condition/Conservation
    Stained at upper left corner

    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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