Ruins in a Landscape

Ruins in a Landscape
Ruins in a Landscape
Ruins in a Landscape
Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Ruins in a Landscape
Date
c.1753-54 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white, on grey paper
Dimensions
Metric: 77 x 190 mm
Imperial: 3 x 7 1/2 in.
Collection
Private Collection, England
Accession Number
RF83
Wilson Online Reference
D234
Description
To the left are trees and a ruin. A larger ruin stands in the centre, with other buildings behind and several small figures at intervals.
Exhibited
Exeter 1946 (27 - Ruins); Birmingham 1948-49 (99b); London 1949 (98b)
Provenance
William Lock of Norbury; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821; Marianne Ford; thence by descent
Signature/inscription
Unsigned, no inscription
Bibliography
Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 71, RF83