A Great Stone, Italy

A Great Stone, Italy
A Great Stone, Italy
A Great Stone, Italy
The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
A Great Stone, Italy
Date
c. 1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Graphite on cream laid paper laid down on card with wash lining
Dimensions
Metric: 73 x 131 mm (image size)
Imperial: 2 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (image size)
Accession Number
6310620
Wilson Online Reference
D275
Provenance
Perhaps Paul Sandby sale, 4 May 1811 (81 - A ditto [original drawing/sketch], a fragment of rock: this study appears to have been greatly admired by Mr. Wilson, who introduced it into several of his pictures), bt 'C' (7 gns); [...] Cyril and Shirley Fry; bt Maurice Sheppard, 1983; donated to the National Library of Wales, 2008
Signature/inscription
Inscribed in black ink in an old hand, lower left: 38. Wilson.
Mount inscriptions
[1] Verso, lower left corner, pencil: 6310620
Labels
[1] Verso of mount, lower right corner: LLGC NLW / CASGLIAD / MAURICE SHEPPARD PPRWS / COLLECTION / 2009
Related Paintings
P114 Solitude I, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
NWP114A Solitude I, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
P114B Solitude I, Private Collection, Ireland
Critical commentary
The stone or a similar boulder appears prominently in a number of paintings by Wilson, e.g. P114 Solitude I, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, and other versions.
Condition/Conservation
In very good condition overall with slight staining on the right side