The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs

William James Grant (1829-1866)

Oil on panel

mid-1850s

5 inches in Diameter

Inscribed verso 'William James Grant (1829-1866)/ Quotation from Thomas Hood "The Bridge of Sighs"', inscribed on slip 'Take her up tenderly/Lift her with care/ Fashion'd so slenderly/ Young and so fair' and with artist's name.

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