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The Falls at Isola del Liri
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Abbott and Holder Ltd
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
The Falls at Isola del Liri
Date
c.1755 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk with traces of white on grey paper laid down
Dimensions
273 x 400 mm
Dimensions
10 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. in.
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Location Unknown
Accession Number
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D337
Description
View showing a large waterfall and bridge with a rocky riverbed below. To the left is an irregular castello with a classical porch, and below are domestic buildings incorporating ancient ruins. Three figures are working on a boat in the foreground
View showing a large waterfall and bridge with a rocky riverbed below. To the left is an irregular castello with a classical porch, and below are domestic buildings incorporating ancient ruins. Three figures are working on a boat in the foreground
Exhibited
London 1925 (81)
London 1925 (81)
Provenance
Benjamin Booth; Marianne, Lady Ford; by descent to Captain Richard Ford; Sotheby's, 24 November 1965; Bonham's Oxford, 13 June 2012 (133); with Abbot and Holder Ltd, 2012; present location unknown
Benjamin Booth; Marianne, Lady Ford; by descent to Captain Richard Ford; Sotheby's, 24 November 1965; Bonham's Oxford, 13 June 2012 (133); with Abbot and Holder Ltd, 2012; present location unknown
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
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Verso inscriptions
[1] Centre in faded black ink: Rich' Wilson' | a View at Tivoli | mounted for me by Paul Sandby. | BB/Nov.88 [2] Lower centre in faded black ink: Marianne Ford
[1] Centre in faded black ink: Rich' Wilson' | a View at Tivoli | mounted for me by Paul Sandby. | BB/Nov.88
[2] Lower centre in faded black ink: Marianne Ford
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Subject
The view is very probably of the Cascata Grande, Isola del Liri, near Frosinine, south-east of Rome, with the Castello Buoncompagni on the left, overlooking the falls.
The view is very probably of the Cascata Grande, Isola del Liri, near Frosinine, south-east of Rome, with the Castello Buoncompagni on the left, overlooking the falls.
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Robert Adam, <i>The Falls of Liri, Sora, Italy</i>, about June 1756, contained in the album 'The Travel Drawings of Robert and James Adam', vol. 1/243, Sir John Soane's Museum, London
Robert Adam,
The Falls of Liri, Sora, Italy
, about June 1756, contained in the album 'The Travel Drawings of Robert and James Adam', vol. 1/243, Sir John Soane's Museum, London
Critical commentary
Despite the verso inscription, the falls do not resemble those at Tivoli. An alternative and more convincing location has been suggested as the falls of the river Liri at Isola del Liri, near Frosinone, Lazio.
Despite the verso inscription, the falls do not resemble those at Tivoli. An alternative and more convincing location has been suggested as the falls of the river Liri at Isola del Liri, near Frosinone, Lazio.
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Bibliography
Ford 1951, p. 33; WGC, p. 211, under pl. 98b
Ford 1951, p. 33; WGC, p. 211, under pl. 98b
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Condition/Conservation
The drawing seems to have been much damaged, with parts missing from the corners and edges which were repaired by Paul Sandby, an early admirer of Wilson, prior to purchase by Benjamin Booth.
The drawing seems to have been much damaged, with parts missing from the corners and edges which were repaired by Paul Sandby, an early admirer of Wilson, prior to purchase by Benjamin Booth.
Illustrations of the Work
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27/09/2017
27/09/2017
Work of Art
Versions
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
The Falls at Isola del Liri
, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Harvard University Portrait Collection, Cambridge
Exhibitions
London, National Gallery, Millbank (Tate Gallery), 26 June - 30 September 1925
Biographies
Benjamin Booth, 1732-1807
Marianne Booth, Lady Ford, 1767-1849
Captain Richard Ford, 1860-1940
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