Grotto [sic] del Cane, Lago d' Agnano, near Naples

Grotto [sic] del Cane, Lago d' Agnano, near Naples
Grotto [sic] del Cane, Lago d' Agnano, near Naples
Grotto [sic] del Cane, Lago d' Agnano, near Naples
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Grotto [sic] del Cane, Lago d' Agnano, near Naples
Date
c.1752 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white on grey paper stuck down at the corner on old card
Dimensions
Metric: 256 x 399 mm
Imperial: 10 1/16 x 15 3/4 in.
Accession Number
DYCE.639
Wilson Online Reference
D160
Description
The Lago d'Agnano is on the right, with buildings on its banks at the foot of a mountain. Two men stand in the middle ground, apparently pointing at something in the water.
Provenance
Bequeathed by the Revd Alexander Dyce 1869
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; inscribed lower right in black ink: 639
Collectors' marks
Stamp, centre of old mount in mauve ink: V.A.M.
Verso inscriptions
[1] Pencil upper centre of old mount in old hand: Grotto Del cane R. Wilson R.A.
Mount inscriptions
Inscribed in pencil on support mount, lower right: 298
Related Paintings
P48 Victoria & Albert Museum
P48A Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
DG 7
Bibliography
WGC, p. 191 under pl. 63b
Condition/Conservation
Faintly drawn. Small repaired damages lower right and right upper edges.