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The ropewalk, Spittal Bridge, Whitby

Frank SHORT
The ropewalk, Spittal Bridge, Whitby
 (1891)

Medium
etching

Measurements
15.0 × 15.0 cm (image and plate) 22.9 × 21.3 cm irreg. (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Brigadier W.E. Clark, 1957

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hardie 267; Strange 142

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: S (in shield) The ropewalk Spittal Bridge
inscribed in pencil l.c.: Frank short to F. Goulding

Accession Number
1383.181B-5

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Landscapes

Subjects (specific)
boats Esk (river) riverbanks riverine landscapes rooftops United Kingdom (nation) Whitby (inhabited place)

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