Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Richard Wilson, 1713/4–1782, British, active in Italy (1750–56)
Title:
Ponte delle Torri, Seen Through an Arch
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Black chalk on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches (27.3 x 20.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper center: "From the collection of Captain Ford | sold at Christies June 17 1929"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6061
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
viaduct | arch | architectural subject | landscape | bridge (built work)
Associated Places:
Perugia | Europe | Italy | Umbria | Spoleto | Ponte delle Torri
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Anglo-American Artist in Italy 1750-1820 (University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, 1982-04-07 - 1982-05-09)
Publications:
A loan exhibition of English drawings and watercolours from the collection of Mr and Mrs Paul Mellon of Upperville, Virginia, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, 1964, cat. no. 56, N5247.M385 L62 (YCBA)

Duncan Bull, Classic ground : British artists and the landscape of Italy, 1740-1830, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, p. 59, no. 87, ND1354.4 B85 (YCBA)

Yale University Art Gallery, English drawings and watercolors, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, April 15 - June 20, 1965 , New Haven, 1965, Cat. No. 56, NC228 Y34 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15147