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Bridge and distant Building
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Bridge and distant Building
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 151 x 217 mm
Imperial: 6 x 8 1/2 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.64
Wilson Online Reference
D86
Description
A river curves into the foreground under a bridge with a wood beyond and a high building towards the left. There are clouds in the sky and two figures on the bank to the left in the foreground.
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
851/7(32)
Bibliography
Binyon 40(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
