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Bridge builders at Rouen
Draughtsman: Bonington, Richard Parkes
History note: L. Brown sale, Christie's, 28 May 1835, lot 70, (bt. in?); Lewis Brown Sale, Paris, 17 April 1837, lot 85, as Une grande quantité de Travailleurs occupés à enforcer des pilotis: ce dessin de la première maniere de l'artiste, est d'une exécution large; les figures sont habilement groupées; Sotheby's, 7 July 1926, lot 54, bt. Louther; W.L. Shepherd's sale, Christie's, 23 February 1951, lot 12, bt. Colnaghi
From the Biffen Fund.
Height: 504 mm
Width: 393 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1951) by P. and D. Colnaghi and Co. Ltd
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour on paper
Accession number: PD.9-1951
Primary reference Number: 8972
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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