Francis Towne, 1740–1816, British, The Foot Bridge, 1780
- Title:
- The Foot Bridge
- Date:
- 1780
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and black and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 7/8 x 9 inches (17.5 x 22.9 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 11 1/8 x 13 3/8 inches (28.3 x 34 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "F. Towne del. 1780"; in graphite, lower left: "F. Towne del 1780"; in graphite, lower right: "1773"; in graphite, lower left: "Towne's own mount, but damaged."; in black ink, lower center: "The Foot. Bridge"; lower right: "Francis Towne, 1780. | Martin Hardie."
Signed in brown ink, lower left: "F. Towne del. | 1780"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5955
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bridge (built work) | hill | landscape | stream | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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