Study for Wilton House looking East (Sketch of a Landscape)

Study for Wilton House looking East (Sketch of a Landscape)
Study for Wilton House looking East (Sketch of a Landscape)
Study for Wilton House looking East (Sketch of a Landscape)
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Gurley Memorial
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study for Wilton House looking East (Sketch of a Landscape)
Date
c.1758-60 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on grey laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 230 x 384 mm
Imperial: 9 1/16 x 15 1/8 in.
Accession Number
1922.1673V
Wilson Online Reference
D350/2
Description
To the left is the east end of the south front of Wilton, designed by Inigo Jones after the fire of 1637 and completed in 1654. In the distance are indications of the loggia and the spires of Salisbury Cathedral.
Provenance
Dr Christopher Ridley, Croydon; Sotheby's Croydon, 2 April 1912; Gift of William F.E. Gurley, 7 April 1922
Signature/inscription
[1] Inscribed upper left, partly obscured by hinge: R. Wilson
[2] Inscribed in modern hands along lower edge with details of dimensions, accession number and artist's name and dates
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower right corner: Leonora Gurley
[2] Sale stamp, lower right: COLLECTION OF DR CHRISTOPHER RIDLEY | CROYDON, ENG. SOTHEBY'S | SALE, APRIL 2, 1912
Related Drawings
Recto: D350/1 Study for Wilton House looking East (Sketch of a Landscape)
Related Paintings
P77 Wilton House looking East from the Garden, Collection of the Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House, Wiltshire
Critical commentary
This drawing is the verso of D350/1 Study for Wilton House: Temple Copse and Stables. It, too, is evidently an aide-memoire, taken hastily on the spot, and was eventually worked up into P77. Here the artist's main concern is perspective, which may explain the exaggerated foreshortening of the buildings in the painting.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
407
Bibliography
Solkin 1978, p. 407, pl. 23a
Condition/Conservation
Quite good condition but some discolouration at corners. There is fading upper left and upper right from old hinges. In the centre between the trees is a black ink mark.
Updated by Compiler
2016-11-22 00:00:00