Study for the background of Found
Datec. 1869
Artist
Henry Treffry Dunn
(British painter and draftsman, 1838–1899)
MediumGraphite, red crayon, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions12 1/2 × 23 1/8 in. (31.8 × 58.7 cm)
frame: 22 1/4 × 31 in. (56.5 × 78.7 cm)
frame: 22 1/4 × 31 in. (56.5 × 78.7 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2010
Object number2010-32
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn 1867 Henry Treffry Dunn became Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s studio assistant. His duties included creating preparatory drawings for finished pictures such as this one, depicting Blackfriars Bridge in London. The bridge appears in the final painting of Found, hanging nearby.