John Ruskin

Bridge at Croyland

c. 1860–69 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash and white gouache, over graphite, on gray wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper · 14 × 22.2 cm (5 9/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

Bridge at Croyland, Ruskin, c. 1860–69
Art Institute of Chicago

Ruskin, Bridge at Croyland, c. 1860–69. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash and white gouache, over graphite, on gray wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.

The Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of Mrs. Charles Sturges

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