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.

Additional Details

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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