Coast Scene with a rocky Island crowned with a ruined Tower

Coast Scene with a rocky Island crowned with a ruined Tower
Coast Scene with a rocky Island crowned with a ruined Tower
Coast Scene with a rocky Island crowned with a ruined Tower
Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Coast Scene with a rocky Island crowned with a ruined Tower
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk heightened with white, on grey paper
Dimensions
Metric: 146 x 203 mm
Imperial: 5 3/4 x 8 in.
Collection
Private Collection, England
Accession Number
RF94
Wilson Online Reference
D284
Description
In the foreground a fisherman is seated on the rocks. Behind him, across the sea, is a rocky outcrop with a ruined tower, and tiny buildings at its foot. Clouds approach from the right.
Exhibited
Exeter 1946 (51)
Provenance
William Lock of Norbury; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821; Ford family; thence by descent
Bibliography
Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 72, RF94