Shaugh Bridge on the Plym
Shaugh Bridge on the Plym

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Shaugh Bridge on the Plym,

1815

John William Upham, 1772–1828; born Offwell, England; died Weymouth, England
x1966-51
Upham’s picturesque drawing of an old stone bridge in the hills of Devon County illustrates how by the early nineteenth century British landscape painters were using the medium to produce finished exhibition watercolors that could hang alongside oil paintings in the Royal Academy’s annual exhibitions. Rustic depictions of historic architectural motifs romantically set amid naturalistic surroundings suggested the effects of time on civilization in a manner that appealed to British sensibilities.

Information

Title
Shaugh Bridge on the Plym
Dates

1815

Maker
John William Upham
Medium
Watercolor over graphite
Dimensions
sight: 37.4 × 51.7 cm (14 3/4 × 20 3/8 in.) frame: 61.7 × 76 × 4.5 cm (24 5/16 × 29 15/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter W. Josten
Object Number
x1966-51
Place Depicted

England, Devon

Signatures
Signed and titled, bottom right: Shaugh Bridge on the Plym | J. William Upham
Culture
British
Type
watercolors, drawings
Materials
graphite, watercolor, wove paper
Subject
mountains, horses, landscapes (representations), trees, figures (representations), houses, bridges (built works), rivers

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