The Bridge over the River Gallions, from the foot of Fort Matilda, Guadaloupe

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The Bridge over the River Gallions, from the foot of Fort Matilda, Guadaloupe
The Bridge over the River Gallions, from the foot of Fort Matilda, Guadaloupe
Artist/Maker (1750-1825, Naval Chaplain, British)
Publisher (1750-1825, Naval Chaplain, British)
Etcher (British, 1756 - 1815)
Datepublished August 1, 1796
MediumEtching and aquatint
DimensionsComposition: 10 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (26 × 23.2 cm) Plate: 12 1/16 × 18 13/16 in. (30.6 × 47.8 cm) Frame: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm) Sheet: 17 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (43.5 × 58.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1981.1.4
Not on view
DescriptionBridge over river in mountainous landscape, native man in foreground talking to European soldiers.
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Published References Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATOLOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 333, catalogue no.P17e.
Signature Signed in typeset at lower left: Drawn by the Revd. C. Willyams.; in typeset at lower center: Pubd. Augst. 1. 1796. by Revd. C Willyams.; in typeset at lower right: S. Alken fecit.
Inscribed Inscribed in typeset at lower left: Drawn by the Revd. C. Willyams.; in typeset at lower center: The Bridge over the River Gallions, from the foot of Fort Matilda, Guadaloupe. / London. Pubd. Augst. 1. 1796. by Revd. C. Willyams.; in typeset at lower right: S. Alken fecit.

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