Study of a Boulder

Study of a Boulder
Study of a Boulder
Study of a Boulder
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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Artist
Ascribed to Wilson
Title
Study of a Boulder
Date
c.1765 (undated)
Medium
Black and white chalk on greyish-brown paper
Dimensions
Metric: 236 x 302 mm
Imperial: 9 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.
Accession Number
WA1855.147
Wilson Online Reference
D365
Provenance
Chambers Hall Gift, 1855
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower left corner: Chambers Hall (Lugt 551)
[2] Lower left corner: Oxford University Galleries (Lugt 2003)
Related Drawings
D364 Hermits by a Pool, Ashmolean Musuem, University of Oxford
D366 Landscape; A Pool of Water at the Foot of a Mountain, Victoria & Albert Museum
Critical commentary
Constable suggested that D364, D365 and D366 might be connected with a missing painting exhibited by Wilson at the Royal Academy in 1775 (347), An Hermitage at Marino.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
1905
Bibliography
WGC, p. 230, pl. 124a; Brown 1982, p. 668, no. 1905, pl. 553
Condition/Conservation
A curved horizontal repaired tear or fold is visible slightly more than halfway up the composition, running all across it.