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Artworks
William Wilson RSA 1905-1972
St Martin's Bridge, Toledo, 1933Copper etching and engraving plate35.6 x 43.2 cmGifted to the RSA from the estate of Roy Wood, 2017The 1911 RSA Annual Exhibition included 'Bridge of St. Martin, Toledo' by Adam Bruce Thomson. He travelled to Spain in 1910 and the country had a lasting impression on his...The 1911 RSA Annual Exhibition included "Bridge of St. Martin, Toledo" by Adam Bruce Thomson. He travelled to Spain in 1910 and the country had a lasting impression on his work. That Wilson found himself inspired by the same subject 23 years later was likely influenced by Thomson. Wilson has not reversed his preparatory sketch but transferred it direct to the plate.
