Figures bathing by a River with a Fortified Bridge
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1786 (in situ)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1207 x 1085 mm (47 1/2 x 42 3/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129227.1
Caption
This picture and its companion pieces were presumably intended as decorations for a room and are at present used as overdoors. The artist has deliberately tried to imitate the work of the Italian artist, Orrizonte.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Figures bathing by a River with a Fortified Bridge, British (English) School, early to mid 18th century.
Provenance
in 1786/92 Hardwick Hall catalogue; by descent until, following the death of the 10th Duke of Devonshire (1895 - 1950), Hardwick Hall and its contents were accepted by HM Treasury in part payment of death duties and transferred to the National Trust, in 1959
Credit line
Hardwick Hall, The Devonshire Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist