Study for Wilton House: Temple Copse and Stables

Study for Wilton House: Temple Copse and Stables
Study for Wilton House: Temple Copse and Stables
Study for Wilton House: Temple Copse and Stables
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Gurley Memorial
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study for Wilton House: Temple Copse and Stables
Date
c.1758-60 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on grey laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 230 x 384 mm
Imperial: 9 1/16 x 15 1/8 in.
Accession Number
1922.1673R
Wilson Online Reference
D350/1
Description
At the top of the distant hill centre left is Sir William Chambers's classical temple. At the foot of the copse to the right are the old stables, designed by Inigo Jones. In the foreground are figures in a boat, with an unidentified building at the extreme left.
Provenance
Dr Christopher Ridley, Croydon; Sotheby's Croydon, 2 April 1912; Gift of William F.E. Gurley, 7 April 1922
Signature/inscription
Unsigned
Inscribed in pencil in a later hand, upper left corner: G56 / 6072
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower right corner: Leonora Gurley
Verso inscriptions
[1] Sale stamp, lower right: COLLECTION OF DR CHRISTOPHER RIDLEY | CROYDON, ENGLAND SOTHEBY'S | SALE, APRIL 2, 1912
Related Drawings
Verso: D350/2 Study for Wilton House looking East (Sketch of a Landscape)
Related Paintings
P79 Wilton House: Temple Copse and Stables, Collection of the Earl of Pembroke, Wilton House
Critical commentary
Evidently an aide-memoire, taken hastily on the spot and eventually worked up into P79. Wilson's main concern is with accurately capturing the orthogonals, shapes and space. A similar drawing on the reverse of the present sheet is D350/2 View of Wilton House and Gardens looking East.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
407
Bibliography
Solkin 1978, p. 407, pl. 23b
Condition/Conservation
Good condition overall. Slight cockling and pressure wrinkles, no doubt arising from the process of laying down.