Museum Collections
Luce Center
Views of the Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia; verso: different view of same
Object Number:
1958.56
Date:
c. 1794
Medium:
Graphite on half of folded sheet
Dimensions:
folded sheet: 13 1/16 x 7 7/8 in. ( 33.2 x 20 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left to right, on outside of folded sheet: "Shape of the lower edge of the arch as seen from above looking through / it & standing in the center."
inscription: lower left, on inside of folded sheet: "View of the Natural Bridge in / Boc
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "View of the Natural Bridge in / Rockbridge County in Virginia / taken from above. --"; verso inscribed along lower edge: "Shape of the Lower edge of the arch as seen from above looking through / it. & standing in the center."
Description:
Topographical views
Credit Line:
Gift of Reverend J.E. Strickland
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family; the Reverend J.E. Strickland, Gouray Lodge, Jersey, Channel Islands
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.