The Alcantara Bridge on the Tagus, Toledo
The Alcantara Bridge on the Tagus, Toledo
The Alcantara Bridge on the Tagus, ToledoSigned lower right: D. Roberts 1836Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour and scratching out26.1 by 38.3 cm., 10 ¼ by 15 in.Engraved:By Thomas Jeavons for Jennings' Landscape Annual or Tourists in Spain, 1837The Alcantara Bridge or Puente de Alcantara was originally a Roman bridge crossing the river Tagus built by the emperor Trajan between 104 and 106. Here it is seen from the south.This watercolour, or the subsequent engraving, were likely used as the basis for the oil painting of this subject, dated 1841, which Queen Victoria bought as a birthday present for Prince Albert (Royal Collection). The engraving after it by Edward Goodall was published in 1855.){kind=link}
David Roberts, R.A. (1796-1864)
The Alcantara Bridge on the Tagus, Toledo
Signed lower right: D. Roberts 1836
Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour and scratching out
26.1 by 38.3 cm., 10 ¼ by 15 in.
Engraved:
By Thomas Jeavons for Jennings' Landscape Annual or Tourists in Spain, 1837
The Alcantara Bridge or Puente de Alcantara was originally a Roman bridge crossing the river Tagus built by the emperor Trajan between 104 and 106. Here it is seen from the south.
This watercolour, or the subsequent engraving, were likely used as the basis for the oil painting of this subject, dated 1841, which Queen Victoria bought as a birthday present for Prince Albert (Royal Collection). The engraving after it by Edward Goodall was published in 1855.