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Study for Celadon and Amelia (Landscape: The Effect of a violent Storm)
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Study for Celadon and Amelia (Landscape: The Effect of a violent Storm)
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Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study for Celadon and Amelia (Landscape: The Effect of a violent Storm)
Date
c.1765 (undated)
Medium
Black and red chalk, softened with stump and heightened with white, mounted on fragment of old, lined beige card
Dimensions
179 x 235 mm
Dimensions
7 x 9 1/4 in.
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Collection
Victoria & Albert Museum, London. To license image, click here
Accession Number
DYCE.641
Wilson Online Reference
D362
Description
Landscape with a violent storm. The sky is charged with heavy masses of cloud and a woman lies struck by lightning under a tree, left centre, while her lover runs towards her with a spear in his hand.
Landscape with a violent storm. The sky is charged with heavy masses of cloud and a woman lies struck by lightning under a tree, left centre, while her lover runs towards her with a spear in his hand.
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Provenance
Paul Sandby; bequeathed to the museum by the Revd Alexander Dyce, 1869
Paul Sandby; bequeathed to the museum by the Revd Alexander Dyce, 1869
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Techniques and materials
Collectors' marks
Verso inscriptions
Lower centre modern hand in ballpoint pen: DYCE 641
Lower centre modern hand in ballpoint pen: DYCE 641
Mount inscriptions
[1] Lower right in graphite on old mount: 297 [2] Lower centre in decorative graphite on old mount: Richard Wilson
[1] Lower right in graphite on old mount: 297
[2] Lower centre in decorative graphite on old mount: Richard Wilson
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Subject
The subject derives from lines 1191-1214 of 'Summer' from <i>The Seasons</i> by the Scottish poet and playwright, James Thomson (1700-1748).
The subject derives from lines 1191-1214 of 'Summer' from
The Seasons
by the Scottish poet and playwright, James Thomson (1700-1748).
Related Subjects
Related Drawings
Related Prints
E18 William Woollett and John Browne after Wilson, <i>Celadon and Amelia</i>, 1766, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven, and other impressions.
E18 William Woollett and John Browne after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, 1766, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven, and other impressions.
Versions
Related Paintings
Richard Wilson, <i>Celadon and Amelia</i> (Location unknown)
Richard Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
(Location unknown)
Related Works by Other Artists
Critical commentary
The mixed chalk media are highly unusual for Wilson. The composition is in reverse from the painting but the prostrate figure of the lifeless maiden is the same as that introduced in 'Mr. Locks picture' (location unknown), engraved by William Woollett and John Browne.
The mixed chalk media are highly unusual for Wilson. The composition is in reverse from the painting but the prostrate figure of the lifeless maiden is the same as that introduced in 'Mr. Locks picture' (location unknown), engraved by William Woollett and John Browne.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Box DG 7
Box DG 7
Bibliography
<i>DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce</i>, London : South Kensington Museum, 1874, p. 95; WGC, p. 165, pl. 24c
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce
, London : South Kensington Museum, 1874, p. 95; WGC, p. 165, pl. 24c
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
<a href="http://calmview.co.uk/paulmelloncentre/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=WGC%2f1%2f1%2f25" title="WGC/1/1/25" class="rewritten">WGC/1/1/25</a>
WGC/1/1/25
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Condition/Conservation
In good condition
In good condition
Illustrations of the Work
Updated by Compiler
12/12/2016
12/12/2016
Work of Art
Prints
William Woollett (1735-1785) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
William Woollett (1735-1785) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
William Woollett (1735-1785) and John Browne (1741-1801) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, The British Museum
William Woollett (1735-1785) and John Browne (1741-1801) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, The British Museum
William Woollett (1735-1785) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, The British Museum
William Woollett (1735-1785) and John Browne (1741-1801) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
William Woollett (1735-1785) and John Browne (1741-1801) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
William Woollett (1735-1785) and John Browne (1741-1801) after Wilson,
Celadon and Amelia
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Exhibitions
Biographies
Paul Sandby, c.1730-1809
The Revd Alexander Dyce, 1798-1869
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson
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