Hadrian's Villa

Hadrian's Villa
Hadrian's Villa
Hadrian's Villa
Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
title=Credit line
Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Hadrian's Villa
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump with white highlights over Graphite
Dimensions
Metric: 260 x 203 mm
Imperial: 10 1/4 x 8 in.
Accession Number
00335
Wilson Online Reference
D170A
Description
The featured building is part of Hadrian's Villa - the West Belvedere - and beyond it to the north-east are the Sabine Hills. Above the original Roman brick arcade stands a modern stuccoed farm dwelling, to which access is gained via the wooden staircase visible inside the arcade.
Exhibited
Gloucester 2014 (unnumbered)
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Techniques and materials
Pentimenti on roofline
Related Paintings
P138C Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
Condition/Conservation
Pinhole top left; stains top right corner and lower right.