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Stone Bridge over the Wissahickon

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Date

ca. 1800

Artist

George Beck (1748-1812)

Collection

Brooklyn Museum

Image Link

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2857

Description

Like many early watercolorists in America, George Beck was born and trained in England as a topographical draftsman. He continued creating landscape pictures after immigrating to the United States in 1795. In this richly painted watercolor of a prospect in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park, Beck combined the documentary imperatives of his training with a Picturesque approach to nature.
Descriptive medium: Opaque watercolor on paper mounted to canvas attached to Masonite and a wooden strainer
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No known copyright restrictions

Image Credit

Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum

Location

Wissahickon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Bridges
People
Rivers

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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