Samuel Davis, 1760–1819, British, The End of the Ruin'd Bridge at Rouen, 1778
- Title:
- The End of the Ruin'd Bridge at Rouen
- Date:
- 1778
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slighltly textured, cream laid paper mounted to medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 5/8 x 7 3/4in. (14.3 x 19.7cm), Image: 5 5/8 × 7 5/8 inches (14.3 × 19.4 cm), Sheet: 8 9/16 x 11 5/16in. (21.7 x 28.7cm), Contemporary drawn border: 7 3/8 × 9 3/8 inches (18.7 × 23.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in pen and ink, lower center: "The End of the Ruin'd Bridge at Rouen"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left:" J2 [encircled]."
Watermark: similar to Heawood 216; Shorter 109 (Britannia)
Signed and dated in pen and ink, lower left: "S Davis, 1778"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.158
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | boat | bridge (built work) | moat | ruin
- Associated Places:
- Europe | France | Rouen
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8713
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