2004.135: The Natural Bridge, Virginia

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2004.135

People

William Russell Birch, American (Warwickshire, England 1755 - 1834 Philadelphia, PA)

Title

The Natural Bridge, Virginia

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1805-1808

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/5243

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite, squared, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 20.3 x 16.5 cm (8 x 6 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: bottom, graphite: The Natural Bridge / Va
• inscription: verso, top, graphite: [difficult to decipher, partially covered by hinges] from / are 2 or 3 others of this subject one [ ] / Dentist by F Lucas Mr. Condad has / one & Mr / Lord[?]
• inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 2516(B)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

C.G. Sloan & Co, Bethesda, MD, 1980; unidentified corporate collection; Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, CT, October 21, 2004; purchased by Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Daniel A. Pollack, Class of 1960, American Art Acquisition Fund

Accession Year

2004

Object Number

2004.135

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and Melissa Renn, American Paintings at Harvard, Volume One: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born before 1826, Yale University Press (U.S.) and Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge and New Haven, 2014), p. 94

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