Buildings at Abbeville

Henry Edridge (1769 - 1821)

Bolton Museum, Aquarium & Archive

1817 - 1821

At the end of the Napoleonic wars, Edridge was one of the first British artists to cross the Channel for sketching tours. He made an excursion to Paris and Normandy in 1817 and again two years later. The present drawing dates from this period.

• Medium: pencil, pen & brown ink
• Dimensions: 45 x 36 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1125 ( Total: £4,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1984
• Vendor: Spink & Son

Provenance

William Spooner. On loan to the Courtauld Institute, 1968-1979.

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