The Banks of the River Dee near Eaton…

The Banks of the River Dee near Eaton…
The Banks of the River Dee near Eaton…
The Banks of the River Dee near Eaton…
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
Thomas Morris (c.1750-c.1811) after Wilson
Title
The Banks of the River Dee near Eaton, Cheshire (Landscape with River, three Figures in a Rowing Boat)
Date
Published 4 April 1774
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Metric: 325 x 365 mm
Imperial: 12 3/4 x 14 3/8 in.
Accession Number
1869,0410.1475
Wilson Online Reference
E25
Description
Landscape with a river, three figures in a rowing boat in the foreground and cattle grazing in the field to right.
Provenance
Possibly José de Madrazo, Rome (1781-1859); José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquis of Salamanca (1811-1883); Sotheby's 24-27 February 1869 (386/388); bt Edward Daniell (1807-1892), by whom sold to the British Museum, 1869
Signature/inscription
Lettered below image: 'Engrav'd after an original picture of Mr R. Wilson', production detail: 'R. Wilson pinxt', 'T. Morris sculp. Pupil to Mr Woolet' and publication line: 'Published April 4th. 1774 by Robt. Sayer Map & Printseller opposite Fetter Lane Fleetstreet, & John Boydell Engraver No. 90 in Cheapside'
Related Drawings
D354 The Banks of the River Dee near Eaton Hall Cheshire, Art Institute of Chicago, Leonora Hall Gurley Collection
Related Prints
E71/1 John Young after Wilson, View on the River Dee, near Eaton Hall, 1820, The British Museum
Versions
See 'Links' tab
Another impression is at the Barber Institute or Fine Arts, University of Birmingham (97.7)
Related Paintings
P86 The River Dee near Eaton Hall, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
P86A The River Dee near Eaton Hall, Petworth House, National Trust
P86B The River Dee near Eaton Hall, The Courtauld Gallery, London
P86C The River Dee near Eaton Hall, Tyntesfield, National Trust
P86D Ascribed to Wilson, The River Dee near Eaton Hall, Private Collection, North America
NWP86E Ascribed to Wilson, The River Dee near Eaton Hall, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Critical commentary
Wilson's many repetitions of this subject are either with or without figures in the foreground. Morris's print however represents yet another variant with three men in a rowing boat, who are also present in D354, Wilson's only drawing of the subject. According to Constable the source of Morris's engraving was an untraced painting owned by ‘Peter Pindar’ (Dr John Wolcot). See also P86D.
Bibliography
Booth Notes Doc. 6
Updated by Compiler
2017-06-22 00:00:00