Study of a House and Loggia

Study of a House and Loggia
Study of a House and Loggia
Study of a House and Loggia
The Trustees of the British Museum
title=Credit line
Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study of a House and Loggia
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, on blue-green paper
Dimensions
Metric: 125 x 195 mm
Imperial: 4 15/16 x 7 11/16 in.
Accession Number
1881,0212.77
Wilson Online Reference
D299
Description
An Italian house appears obliquely on the left, fronted by a loggia which overlooks a garden screened by a wall
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Faint partly legible inscription in black chalk, upper right: 'Villa di Terni' [?]
Subject
Terni is a city in the south of Umbria set in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 kilometres (65 miles) north-east of Rome.
Related Drawings
D61 The Cascade at Terni, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Critical commentary
Wilson originally visited Terni on his journey from Venice to Rome in the company of William Lock in 1751-52. At that time he drew the famous falls (D61) but the present drawing may have been made on a later visit.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
851/5(21)
Bibliography
Binyon 42(b)
Updated by Compiler
2016-10-20 00:00:00