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Walton bridges

Walton bridges
 (c. 1806)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
91.2 × 122.5 cm
Accession Number
981-3
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Subjects (general)
Agriculture Landscapes Structures
Subjects (specific)
bridges (built works) domestic sheep (species) riverbanks riverine landscapes shepherds Thames (river) United Kingdom (nation) Walton-on-Thames (inhabited place)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)
Provenance
Collection of George Capel-Coningsby, 5th Earl of Essex (1757–1839), Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, 1807–39; by descent to Arthur Algernon Capel, 6th Earl of Essex (1803–92), Cassiobury Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, 1839–92; included in the late Earl of Essex sale, Christie's, London, 22 July 1893, no. 47 (bought in); collection of James Orrock (1829–1913), Nottingham and Middlesex, 1899–1904; his sale, Christie's, London, 4 June 1904, no. 139; from where purchased by Agnew's (dealer), London, 1904–1905; re-purchased by James Orrock, 1905; collection of James Orrock, 1905–09; collection of Sir Joseph Beecham (1848–1916), Huyton, Liverpool, 1910–16; included in the late Sir Joseph Beecham sale, Christie's, London, 3 May 1917, no. 75; bought by  Duncan (dealer), London; from where purchased, for the Felton Bequest, 1919.

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