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Temple of Venus with Part of the Bay of Baiae
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Temple of Venus with Part of the Bay of Baiae
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Artist
Thomas Hastings after Wilson
Title
Temple of Venus with Part of the Bay of Baiae
Date
Published August 1821
Medium
Etching on chine collé
Dimensions
183 x 234 mm
Dimensions
7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.
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The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1854,0708.71
Wilson Online Reference
E72/14
Description
Landscape with reclining and standing figures in the foreground at the left on the shore of the Bay of Baiæ. Two arches of a bridge and the remains of the Temple of Venus are seen behind.
Landscape with reclining and standing figures in the foreground at the left on the shore of the Bay of Baiæ. Two arches of a bridge and the remains of the Temple of Venus are seen behind.
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Provenance
Bought from George Willis, Piazza, Covent Garden, 1854
Bought from George Willis, Piazza, Covent Garden, 1854
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image with the title and 'The Original is in the Possession of T. Hastings Esqr.'; production details and publication line: 'Painted by R. Wilson' ' Etched by T. Hastings. | and published Augt. 1821. in London'
Lettered below the image with the title and 'The Original is in the Possession of T. Hastings Esqr.'; production details and publication line: 'Painted by R. Wilson' ' Etched by T. Hastings. | and published Augt. 1821. in London'
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Related Drawings
D271 <i>Bay of Baiae - Temple of Venus</i>, Victoria & Albert Museum, London (DYCE.647)
D271
Bay of Baiae - Temple of Venus
, Victoria & Albert Museum, London (DYCE.647)
Related Prints
E64 William Sherlock after Wilson, <i>River, Sea-Coast and circular Ruin ('Morning')</i>, The British Museum (1873,0809.1415) and other impressions E73 Samuel Reynolds after Wilson, <i>Morning</i>, The British Museum (1879,0614.334) and other impressions
E64 William Sherlock after Wilson,
River, Sea-Coast and circular Ruin ('Morning')
, The British Museum (1873,0809.1415) and other impressions
E73 Samuel Reynolds after Wilson,
Morning
, The British Museum (1879,0614.334) and other impressions
Versions
Related Paintings
P92 <i>An Italian Landscape (Morning) Classical Landscape</i>, Private Collection, England and other versions
P92
An Italian Landscape (Morning) Classical Landscape
, Private Collection, England and other versions
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Critical commentary
From a series of forty etchings after paintings by Richard Wilson and additional title page, bound in a volume in red tooled leather with gold decorative border, lettered on the spine with 'Wilson's | Etchings | by | Hastings'; the title page lettered in black and red: 'Etchings, | from the Works | of | [ facsimile of signature below portrait] Ric. Wilson | with Some Memoirs of his Life, &c. | by Thomas Hastings, Esq. | Collector of His Majesty's Customs. | "Non Ductus Officio Sed Amore Operis." Quintillian. | Published by Hurst, Robinson & Co. Cheapside, London. | Johnson, Typ. Apollo Press, 1825. Brook Street, Holborn'; containing twenty pages of Introductory and Concluding Remarks by the etcher, including descriptions of Richard Wilson's original paintings.
From a series of forty etchings after paintings by Richard Wilson and additional title page, bound in a volume in red tooled leather with gold decorative border, lettered on the spine with 'Wilson's | Etchings | by | Hastings'; the title page lettered in black and red: 'Etchings, | from the Works | of | [ facsimile of signature below portrait] Ric. Wilson | with Some Memoirs of his Life, &c. | by Thomas Hastings, Esq. | Collector of His Majesty's Customs. | "Non Ductus Officio Sed Amore Operis." Quintillian. | Published by Hurst, Robinson & Co. Cheapside, London. | Johnson, Typ. Apollo Press, 1825. Brook Street, Holborn'; containing twenty pages of Introductory and Concluding Remarks by the etcher, including descriptions of Richard Wilson's original paintings.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
PPA324372
PPA324372
Bibliography
Hastings 1825; WGC, p. 196, pl. 74a; Yule 2015, pp. 60 & 69
Hastings 1825; WGC, p. 196, pl. 74a; Yule 2015, pp. 60 & 69
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George Willis was an antiquarian book dealer, who occasionally published books and prints. His firm was active from 1832-1856 and sold many prints to the British Museum. In 1856 it merged with Thomas Sotheran to become Willis & Sotheran.
George Willis was an antiquarian book dealer, who occasionally published books and prints. His firm was active from 1832-1856 and sold many prints to the British Museum. In 1856 it merged with Thomas Sotheran to become Willis & Sotheran.
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Illustrations of the Work
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09/12/2015
09/12/2015
Work of Art
Drawings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Bay of Baiae - Temple of Venus
, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Prints
William Pengree Sherlock after Wilson,
River, Sea-Coast and circular Ruin ('Morning')
, The British Museum
Samuel William Reynolds after Wilson,
Morning
, The British Museum
Samuel William Reynolds after Wilson,
Morning
,The British Museum
Samuel William Reynolds after Wilson,
Landscape with Ruins (Morning)
, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Samuel William Reynolds after Wilson,
Morning
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Samuel William Reynolds after Wilson,
Morning
, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
An Italian Landscape (Morning) Classical Landscape
, Private Collection, England
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
River, Sea Coast and circular Ruin
, Private Collection, England
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
An Italian Landscape, Morning (River, Sea-Coast and circular Ruin)
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Exhibitions
Biographies
Captain Thomas Hastings, 1778-1854
Documents
Thomas Hastings,
Etchings from the Works of Ric. Wilson, with some Memoirs of his Life &c.
This print is part of the "Etchings from the Works of Richard Wilson British Museum" sketchbook
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