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Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree)
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Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree)
Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree)
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree)
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 123 x 200 mm
Imperial: 4 7/8 x 8 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.67
Wilson Online Reference
D55
Description
On the left is a withered tree, on a branch of which a boy sits blowing bubbles, whilst others climb on the trunk below. An estuary with trees on the shores can be seen beyond.
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
851/8 (34)
Bibliography
Binyon 47(b); Ford 1951, p. 55, pl. 28
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
Brinsley Ford,
The Drawings of Richard Wilson
