Pastoral Landscape

Pastoral Landscape
Pastoral Landscape
Pastoral Landscape
Private Collection, Washington D.C.
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Pastoral Landscape
Date
1754-56 (undated)
Medium
Graphite, black chalk and stump on paper mounted on tan card
Dimensions
Metric: 122 x 126 mm
Imperial: 4 13/16 x 5 in.
Collection
Private Collection, Washington D.C.
Wilson Online Reference
D411
Provenance
Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784); Paul Sandby (c.1730-1809); [...] Private Collection New York; Stair Auctions, Hudson, New York, 3 September 2020 (312); Private Collection, Washington D.C.
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower left: Paul Sandby (Lugt 2112)
[2] Lower centre: Nathaniel Hone (Lugt 2793)
Subject
The distant mountain may be a reminiscence of Vesuvius, but the scene is largely imaginary.
Related Drawings
D243 Italian Landscape with two Figures in a Park , Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Critical commentary
The drawing was one of a number in the collections of Wilson's artist-contemporaries, Nathaniel Hone and Paul Sandby, notably D243. The sale of Wilson drawings owned by William Lock 'of Norbury' included twelve 'Small circular Landscapes, Views in the Environs of Rome, taken in the years 1754 and 1756' (Sotheby's, 3 May 1821 (386)), though this drawing is not known to have belonged to Lock.
Bibliography
Solkin 1982, p. 176
Condition/Conservation
Image diameter: 114 mm; 4 1/2 in. Dimensions framed: 152 x 152 mm; 6 x 6 in. Some minor surface soiling and rubbing. Otherwise in good condition.