Joseph Farington, R.A. (1747-1821)

The Gatehouse on the Bridge over the River Severn at Bridgnorth, Shropshire, with the church of St. Leonard beyond

Details

Joseph Farington, R.A. (1747-1821)
The Gatehouse on the Bridge over the River Severn at Bridgnorth, Shropshire, with the church of St. Leonard beyond
signed and dated 'Jos. Farington./1791' (lower right)
oil on canvas
27¼ x 44½ in. (69.2 x 113 cm.)

Provenance

Urban, 1st Lord Fairhaven, in aid of The Lord Baldwin Fund for Refugees; Christie's, 24 May 1939, lot 241 (48 gns. to Partridge).

Exhibited

presumably London, Royal Academy, 1791, no. 190 as The gatehouse on the Bridge at Bridgenorth [sic].

Sale room notice

PLEASE NOTE: THE ESTIMATE ON LOT 23 IS INCORRECT IN THE
CATALOGUE AND SHOULD READ £10,000-15,000.

Lot Essay

Farington worked largely in pencil and watercolour and less frequently in oil. He was a pupil of Richard Wilson, R.A., whose work he profoundly admired, and who greatly influenced his early style. Much sought after for his topographical views, Farington also exhibited The bridge at Bridgnorth at the Royal Academy (1792, no. 68), and a more extensive view than the present picture was engraved by W. Byrne and T. Medland, and published on 1 January 1791.

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