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    Temple and Bridge

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    Temple and Bridge
    Temple and Bridge
    Temple and Bridge
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Temple and Bridge
    Date
    c.1752-54 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk,heightened with white, on blue-green paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 135 x 183 mm
    Imperial: 3 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.75
    Wilson Online Reference
    D155
    Description
    A road leads past a decaying classical temple and trees on the right to a river crossed by a bridge, beyond which are hills. At the far left a statue is partly seen. Two seated figures converse near the temple and in the foreground are scattered architectural fragments.
    Provenance
    Given by John Deffett Francis, 1881
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    851/3(9)
    Bibliography
    Binyon 36(b)

    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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