William McWhannel Petrie

Bridge overlooking Kings College Cambridge Etching William McWhannel Petrie

To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Mabel Oliver Rae (1868 - 1956) Queens' Bridge, Cambridge Etching 13 x 9 cm Titled lower left and signed lower right in plate, and again in pencil outside plate. The college's famed Mathematical Bridge, which reflects in the ruffled waters of the River Cam. Kate Hillman of the Cambridge University Engineering Department notes that: "One of the most recognisable structures on the Cam, Queens' College bridge was originally built in 1749 by James Essex the Younger. Since then it has been rebuilt twice to the original design of William Etheridge, once in 1866 and again in 1905. In 1866 the bridge deck...

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Oliver Hall Study of a Bridge Etching 19 x 14 cm Signed to lower margin Provenance: Family of the artist. Oliver Hall (1869–1957) was a British landscape painter and etcher celebr...

To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Mabel Oliver Rae (1868 - 1956) The Bridge of Sighs, St John's College, Cambridge (circa 1920) Etching 13 x 18 cm Hand-signed in pencil lower left, and titled in pencil lower right. Initialled 'MR' in plate lower left. The Bridge of Sighs is an iconic feature of St John’s College, and one of the most recognisable pieces of architecture in Cambridge. It was built in 1831 by the architect Henry Hutchinson and crosses the River Cam between the college's Third Court and New Court. It is the only covered bridge to cross the River Cam, and the only College bridge built in the Victorian Gothic style. Mabel Oliver Rae was born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and trained at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1888 and 1890. Rae is known for her skilled etchings of various rural scenes and townscapes, particularly those of the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. She signed works...

Medium: original etching. This impression is from the rare 1897 portfolio "Art et Nature" by Leon Roger-Miles, published in Paris by Boudet in an edition of 525. Printed on Marais wo...

'The New Bridge, On The River Dee, Near Chirk Castle' Engraving by Peter Mazell After Paul Sandby (1731-1809). From Paul Sandby's 'The Virtuosi's Museum, Containing Select Views in...

An early artist proof print by Adeline Illingworth (1858-1930). Titled, 'Stephen Langton's Bridge- Headcorn, Kent'. Signed in pencil below pla...

Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in London in 1868 for the rare first volume of Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Etching and Etchers". In addition to bei...