Building A Bridge At Swinton, Yorkshire
Represented work of art
Artist
Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Material
Dimensions0.267 x 0.305 (10 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches)
Work type
Subject
Technique
- drawing (image-making)
- painting (image-making)
Inscription
- Extensively inscribed and dated 24 June 1815 on the reverse; The inscription on the reverse reads: Mr. Ibbetson has sent Mr. Foss this sketch w.ch he intended to make fit to he shewn by finds / that it should be done on the spot and the beautiful / colouring of the Stones copied - Mr. I. / Thinks the bridge a very beautiful object and longs to see it when Mr. F. Has done - but His feet are so tender / and He cannot get a Horse / thinks of setting out by 3. AM. But does not know how to get / into the Grounds so soon - it is delightful and cool at that time / B. Mr. Shields having so accurately determined the latitude and longitude / of Swinton - Mr I is pretty confident He can find it so soon in / the morning but wishes he had settled the bearings of the differen inlets / and outlets wch. Mr I does not exactly know them all / Masham 24 June 1815
Provenance
- Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 16 July 1975 (198), Anonymous sale, Christie's, 20 June 1978 (111)
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Negative Number78/0334
Date of photograph
- 1978
Archival context
Object numberPA-F07957-0035
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Artists, A–Z
- Folder:Drawings and Watercolours; Landscapes: Identified, A-Z
- Item:Building A Bridge At Swinton, Yorkshire
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by artists who were British by birth, foreign artists who worked in Britain or foreign artists who painted British sitters abroad. The works featured date from c.1500 to c.1900. The images in this series form by far the largest part of the Photographic Archive. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by artist name. Significant artists, or those for which there is a wealth of material, have multiple folders of images. In these cases, images are further subdivided by genre or type, depending on the artist. They may also be organised in ‘catalogue raisonné order’. The images predominantly depict oil paintings but prints and other works on paper are also included.
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ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
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