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Solitude, Study for a Picture
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The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Solitude, Study for a Picture
Date
c. 1762 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump, touched with white, on brown-grey paper
Dimensions
257 x 347 mm
Dimensions
10 1/8 x 13 11/16 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.3
Wilson Online Reference
D359
Description
A pool is depicted, on the left bank of which stands an old man in a long robe beside a seated figure under a tree. On the high further bank is a grove and at the right a weeping willow overhangs the water.
A pool is depicted, on the left bank of which stands an old man in a long robe beside a seated figure under a tree. On the high further bank is a grove and at the right a weeping willow overhangs the water.
Exhibited
London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (100)
London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (100)
Provenance
Donated by John Deffett Francis, 1881
Donated by John Deffett Francis, 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Techniques and materials
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Verso inscriptions
Verso invisible - laid down
Verso invisible - laid down
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Related Prints
E44 William Woollett and William Ellis after Wilson <i> Solitude</i>, 1778, National Museum Wales, Cardiff and other impressions E57 Christian Duttenhofer after Wilson,<i>Solitude</i>, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
E44 William Woollett and William Ellis after Wilson
Solitude
, 1778, National Museum Wales, Cardiff and other impressions
E57 Christian Duttenhofer after Wilson,
Solitude
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Versions
Related Paintings
P114 <i>Solitude - I</i>, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea P114A <i>Solitude - I</i>, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin P114B <i>Solitude - I </i>, Private Collection Ireland P115 Wilson and Studio, <i>Solitude - II</i>, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
P114
Solitude - I
, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
P114A
Solitude - I
, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
P114B
Solitude - I
, Private Collection Ireland
P115 Wilson and Studio,
Solitude - II
, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Related Works by Other Artists
Critical commentary
A compositional sketch for P114
A compositional sketch for P114
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Bibliography
Binyon 16; WGC, p. 169, pl. 28b; Solkin 1982, p. 212
Binyon 16; WGC, p. 169, pl. 28b; Solkin 1982, p. 212
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
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WGC/1/1/30
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Condition/Conservation
Very stained and worn
Very stained and worn
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Prints
William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810) after Wilson,
Solitude
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810) after Wilson,
Solitude
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810) after Wilson,
Solitude
, The British Museum
William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810) after Wilson,
Solitude
, Royal Academy of Arts, London
William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810) after Wilson,
Solitude
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810) after Wilson,
Solitude
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810) after Wilson,
Solitude
, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Christian Duttenhofer (1778-1846) after Wilson,
Solitude
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Solitude I
, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Solitude I
, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Solitude I
, Private Collection Ireland
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) and Studio,
Solitude - II
, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Exhibitions
London, Tate Gallery, Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, and New Haven, Conn., Yale Center for British Art, 3 November 1982 - 19 June 1983
Biographies
John Deffett Francis, 1815-1901
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson
David Solkin,
Richard Wilson: The Landscape of Reaction
Laurence Binyon,
Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
Part of a sketchbook
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