William Wilson RSA 1905-1972
Bridge of the Scaligers, Verona, around 1932
Copper engraving plate
26.6 x 20.4 cm
Gifted to the RSA from the estate of Roy Wood, 2017
Unusually Wilson gives the figures in this print an historical presence, the foreground figures carry weapons and one wears a cape. This is a change made from the preparatory drawing....
Unusually Wilson gives the figures in this print an historical presence, the foreground figures carry weapons and one wears a cape. This is a change made from the preparatory drawing. In its portrait format, the bridge takes on an unconventional feel, rising imposingly to the town above.
