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Italian river landscape with a broken bridge: PD.2-1948

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Italian river landscape with a broken bridge

Maker(s)

Painter: Wilson, Richard

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Notes

History note: Benjamin Booth (1732-1807) Rev. R.S. Booth; Lady (Richard) Ford (née Marianne Booth), London; Richard Ford, Devonshire; Sir Francis Clare Ford, Devonshire; Captain Richard Ford, London; his sale, Christie's, 14 June 1929 (18), bt. Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, by whom sold to F.J. Nettlefold

Measurements and weight

Height: 41.3 cm
Width: 53.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Nettlefold, Frederick John

School or Style

British

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Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Agnew's
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: square, with the corners cut off

  • Text: A RIVER SCENE / BY / RICHARD WILSON, R.A.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: MS
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: Christie's

  • Text: indecipherable traces
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Stencil

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-1948
Primary reference Number: 4030

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 June 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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