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A Church at Ariccia
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A Church at Ariccia
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Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
A Church at Ariccia
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump with white highlights over graphite
Dimensions
120 x 170 mm
Dimensions
4 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.
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Collection
Private Collection, England
Accession Number
Wilson Online Reference
D282
Description
In the foreground a man on horseback is led out of a dark wood by another man with a staff. The rough road stretches back towards a Baroque pedimented church in the distance. Three robed figures are coming out of the church, the foremost of whom gives alms to a seated beggar-woman.
In the foreground a man on horseback is led out of a dark wood by another man with a staff. The rough road stretches back towards a Baroque pedimented church in the distance. Three robed figures are coming out of the church, the foremost of whom gives alms to a seated beggar-woman.
Exhibited
Conwy 2009 (7)
Conwy 2009 (7)
Provenance
William Lock of Norbury; William Esdaile; Captain R. Ford; Mrs Richard Ford; Sotheby's 9 March 1947 (89), bt Brinsley Ford; by descent
William Lock of Norbury; William Esdaile; Captain R. Ford; Mrs Richard Ford; Sotheby's 9 March 1947 (89), bt Brinsley Ford; by descent
Signature/inscription
Signed in black chalk lower right: RW [monogram, the R reversed]
Signed in black chalk lower right: RW [monogram, the R reversed]
Techniques and materials
Collectors' marks
[1] Recto lower right: William Esdaile (Lugt 2617)
[1] Recto lower right: William Esdaile (Lugt 2617)
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Subject
Located between the lakes of Nemi and Albano on the Via Appia Nuova, southeast of Rome, Ariccia was celebrated for its groves, thought to have been the hunting-grounds of the goddess Diana. The area had been a haunt of Gaspard Dughet.
Located between the lakes of Nemi and Albano on the Via Appia Nuova, southeast of Rome, Ariccia was celebrated for its groves, thought to have been the hunting-grounds of the goddess Diana. The area had been a haunt of Gaspard Dughet.
Related Subjects
Related Drawings
Related Prints
Versions
Related Paintings
P46 <i>Ariccia I</i>, Tate, London and other versions
P46
Ariccia I
, Tate, London and other versions
Related Works by Other Artists
Critical commentary
Ford proposed that the drawing was made in the studio from a sketch done in Italy
Ford proposed that the drawing was made in the studio from a sketch done in Italy
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Bibliography
Ford 1951, p. 64, no. 84; WGC, p. 193, pl. 68a.; [unlisted in Walpole Society 1998-I], Lord 2009, p. 50, no. 7
Ford 1951, p. 64, no. 84; WGC, p. 193, pl. 68a.; [unlisted in Walpole Society 1998-I], Lord 2009, p. 50, no. 7
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Work of Art
Versions
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Landscape near Rome
, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Paintings
Ariccia I
, Tate, London
Exhibitions
Conwy, Royal Cambrian Academy, 24 October - 23 December 2009
Biographies
William Lock 'of Norbury', 1732-1810
William Esdaile, 1758-1837
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson
Peter Lord,
Richard Wilson. Life & Legacy
Brinsley Ford,
The Drawings of Richard Wilson
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