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    The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini

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    The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini
    The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini
    The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini
    Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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    Artist
    Ascribed to Wilson
    Title
    The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini
    Date
    Undated
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    Metric: 40 x 71 cm
    Imperial: 15 3/4 x 27 15/16 in.
    Collection
    Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. To license image, click here.
    Accession Number
    WA1931.1
    Wilson Online Reference
    P82C
    Description
    The Ponte d'Augusto crosses the River Marecchia at Rimini and in the distance is the hill of the republic of San Marino. The bridge, with two buildings at one end to the left, spans the centre of the composition, the river extending from it to fill most of the left foreground. Above its banks at the left, in shadow, some buildings can be seen. In the right foreground, beyond a bank of low rocks, is a shelving beach in sunlight, on which two women and a kneeling man handle some washing. To the left another kneeling figure washes linen in the river and other women are silhouetted against the two right hand arches of the bridge. A dense clump of trees stands on the right.
    Provenance
    Presented by Sir Michael Sadler in memory of Lady Sadler through the National Art Collections Fund, 1931
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Labels
    [1] The property of ME and ME [?] Sadler | Leeds
    Subject
    The Ponte d'Augusto, built by the Emperor Augustus, leads out of Rimini near the triumphal arch, also dedicated to him, across the River Marecchia, to the ancient Via Emilia linking Rimini and Bologna. (See Related Drawings, D43). Commenced in 13 AD, a year before the emperor's death, it was completed later by his successor, Tiberius. With five arches, it was constructed of white Istrian limestone.
    Related Drawings
    D41 The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini,Tate, London
    D41A The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Private Collection, England
    D43 The Arch of Augustus at Rimini, Private Collection, England
    D46 The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
    Related Prints
    E38 Joseph Farington after Wilson,Twelve Etchings of Views in Italy - Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, 1776, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven (B1977.14.21011(g)) and other impressions
    Versions
    See 'Links' tab
    Critical commentary
    A slightly smaller variant of P82, with additional figures and birds in the sky. Like other versions P82C is based on drawings made on the spot during Wilson's journey from Venice to Rome, late 1751-52.
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    A402
    Bibliography
    WGC, p. 212 under pl. 99a (version 5); The Ashmolean Museum: Complete Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings, 2004, p. 245, repr.
    More Information
    A picture of the same subject was one of four entered in the Brettingham account book at Holkham Hall before 1754.
    Condition/Conservation
    Relined

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Tate, London
    • The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Private Collection, England
    • The Arch of Augustus at Rimini, Private Collection, England
    • The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

    Prints

    • Joseph Farington (1747-1821) after Wilson, Twelve Etchings of Views in Italy - Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Joseph Farington after Wilson, Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, The British Museum
    • Joseph Farington after Wilson, Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, The British Museum
    • Joseph Farington after Wilson, Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Royal Academy of Arts, London

    Versions

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini, Private Collection, Yorkshire
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Bridge of Augustus at Rimini (Roman Bridge at Rimini), Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand

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