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Walton bridges
(c. 1806)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
91.2 × 122.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Accession Number
981-3
Department
International Painting
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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.