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Artist/Maker	Thornhill, James (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn)

Classical landscape; River scene, with figures and a dilapidated bridge; two boatmen are about to land passengers; ruined temples appear on the bank beyond the river; Drawn with pen and sepia, washed with neutral tint.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	drawn with pen and sepia, washed with neutral tint Paper Pen Sepia Neutral Tint Drawing (Image-Making) Wash Technique
Brief description	Thornhill, James (Sir); Classical landscape; River scene, with figures and a dilapidated bridge; ruined temples appear on the bank beyond the river; Drawn with pen and sepia, washed with neutral tint; English School; Late 17th - early 18th century.
Physical description	Classical landscape; River scene, with figures and a dilapidated bridge; two boatmen are about to land passengers; ruined temples appear on the bank beyond the river; Drawn with pen and sepia, washed with neutral tint.
Dimensions	Height: 4.4in Width: 8.3in Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style	English School
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history	Collections-George Knapton and William Esdaile.
Subjects depicted	Landscape River Figures Bridge Boat Ruins Temples
Bibliographic reference	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.622

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Record created	October 29, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1139605/drawing-thornhill-james-sir/

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