44 - W. CLARKE (1806–1865), Three Suspension Bridges in France, circa 1830, Pencil

W. CLARKE (1806–1865), Three Suspension Bridges in France, circa 1830, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire – 1865, Freiburg im Breisgau): Three suspension bridges over rivers in France, c. 1830, pencil Technique: Pencil on paper Inscription: Inscribed several times within the image, numbered at the top center: “No. 13” Date: c. 1830 Description: The drawing was created during a journey that took the English architect, cartographer, archaeological writer, art collector, numismatist, and literary translator William Barnard Clarke to France between 1838 and 1839 and later to Italy in 1839. It depicts three views of suspension bridges in France, each accompanied by the artist’s notes on the type and nature of the structures. Keywords: Southern France; France; England; Great Britain; England; Architect; Bridge; City; River; Shore; Travel; Pencil; Drawing; 19th century; Romanticism; Landscape; France; Size: Paper: 16.7 cm x 11.6 cm (6.6 x 4.6 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Margins somewhat browned; overall faintly browned; somewhat soiled at the margins. Irregularly trimmed.