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The view is taken from King’s Staith in York looking upstream towards Lendal Tower, seen through old Ouse Bridge, with its picturesque buildings on either side. It is thought that this is the oil painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1784; Farington was told that he “might leave this picture as his monument”.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
York
Title
Old Ouse Bridge, York
Date
1784
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 100 x W 149 cm
Accession number
YORMA 148
Work type
Painting
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9XD England
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