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Landscape with the wooden bridge at Sulmona, near Tivoli

Drawing
Artist/Maker
Jan Both (Painter)

On the right of the composition a makeshift wooden bridge spans a deep ravine with rocky hills and a waterfall in the background. On the left is a repoussoir element with two trees.


Object details

Object type
Drawing
TitleLandscape with the wooden bridge at Sulmona, near Tivoli (published title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk.
Paper
Black Chalk
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, Landscape with the wooden bridge at Sulmona, near Tivoli, copy after Jan Both, Dutch school, 17th century
Physical description
On the right of the composition a makeshift wooden bridge spans a deep ravine with rocky hills and a waterfall in the background. On the left is a repoussoir element with two trees.
Dimensions
  • Height: 205mm
  • Width: 324mm
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed on mount, at lower right, in graphite, W. Esdaile.
Object history
the Hon. John Spencer (1708–46), Althorp House, Northants; by descent to the Earls of Spencer, Althorp House (L. 1530); William Esdaile (1758–1837), London (L. 2617 at lower right), possibly his sale, London, Christie’s, 18–25 June.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, Vol. 1, Cat. 39, illustrated. p. 84
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.940-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O892245/landscape-with-the-wooden-bridge-drawing-jan-both/
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