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St Peter's from the West (A View of Rome with Saint Peter's)
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St Peter's from the West (A View of Rome with Saint Peter's)
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Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Collections
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
St Peter's from the West (A View of Rome with Saint Peter's)
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Chalk on paper
Dimensions
282 x 422 mm
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.
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Collection
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums, Aberdeen. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
ABDAG003507
Wilson Online Reference
D322
Description
Rome is seen from the west
Rome is seen from the west
Exhibited
Birmingham 1948-49 (90); London 1949 (89); Agnews <i>85th Annual Exhibition of Watercolour Drawings</i>, 1956
Birmingham 1948-49 (90); London 1949 (89); Agnews
85th Annual Exhibition of Watercolour Drawings
, 1956
Provenance
Commissioned about 1753 in Rome by William, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth; by descent until sold Christie's, 29 January 1954 (26); with Agnew & Co., London; purchased by Aberdeen Art Gallery 1958 with income from the Webster Bequest
Commissioned about 1753 in Rome by William, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth; by descent until sold Christie's, 29 January 1954 (26); with Agnew & Co., London; purchased by Aberdeen Art Gallery 1958 with income from the Webster Bequest
Signature/inscription
Signed lowerleft: RW f.and inscribed
Signed lowerleft: RW f.and inscribed
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Verso inscriptions
[1] 23
[1] 23
Mount inscriptions
[1] Marked on mount: A
[1] Marked on mount: A
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Subject
The drawing is one of a few that do not depict ruins of the classical age. Wilson made one other drawing and two oil paintings of the same subject.
The drawing is one of a few that do not depict ruins of the classical age. Wilson made one other drawing and two oil paintings of the same subject.
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Critical commentary
One of a major series of drawings commissioned by William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801) in 1754, of which 25 are known to survive. The Dartmouth set is the most important group of the artist's finished compositions on paper. Originally numbering 68, the drawings were highly prized by the earl and much admired by connoisseurs and artists of the day including William Lock of Norbury, and the artists John Hoppner and Joseph Farington. Hoppner said of them, 'they were such as the Greeks would have made & put all others at a distance' and Farington was almost certainly referring to them when he characterised Wilson's drawings as having 'all the qualities of his pictures except the colour.' Drawings from the set are distinguished by a white mount with lilac wash border, on which the artist attached a small white label, bearing the title of the work.
One of a major series of drawings commissioned by William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801) in 1754, of which 25 are known to survive. The Dartmouth set is the most important group of the artist's finished compositions on paper. Originally numbering 68, the drawings were highly prized by the earl and much admired by connoisseurs and artists of the day including William Lock of Norbury, and the artists John Hoppner and Joseph Farington. Hoppner said of them, 'they were such as the Greeks would have made & put all others at a distance' and Farington was almost certainly referring to them when he characterised Wilson's drawings as having 'all the qualities of his pictures except the colour.' Drawings from the set are distinguished by a white mount with lilac wash border, on which the artist attached a small white label, bearing the title of the work.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
58.12
58.12
Bibliography
Farington Diary, vol. 7, p. 2775 (1 June 1806); Farington Biographical Note p. 12; Ford 1948, p. 345, A; Aberdeeen Art Gallery, <i>Permanent Collection Catalogue</i>, 1968, p. 100; Solkin 1978, pp. 405-6, pl. 19; Clark & Bowron 1985, p. 267 under cat. 195
Farington Diary, vol. 7, p. 2775 (1 June 1806); Farington Biographical Note p. 12; Ford 1948, p. 345, A; Aberdeeen Art Gallery,
Permanent Collection Catalogue
, 1968, p. 100; Solkin 1978, pp. 405-6, pl. 19; Clark & Bowron 1985, p. 267 under cat. 195
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More Information
From the original 68 drawings of the Dartmouth commission, 25 were rediscovered in 1948 by Lady Dartmouth at Patshull House, West Midlands. Of these, 19 represent Rome and its environs. The drawings are mentioned by Thomas Jenkins in his correspondence with Lord Dartmouth in 1754. Jenkins was acting as Dartmouth's agent in Rome and probably brought Wilson to his attention.
From the original 68 drawings of the Dartmouth commission, 25 were rediscovered in 1948 by Lady Dartmouth at Patshull House, West Midlands. Of these, 19 represent Rome and its environs. The drawings are mentioned by Thomas Jenkins in his correspondence with Lord Dartmouth in 1754. Jenkins was acting as Dartmouth's agent in Rome and probably brought Wilson to his attention.
Condition/Conservation
Dimensions framed: 467 x 595 mm (18 6/16 x 23 7/16 in.)
Dimensions framed: 467 x 595 mm (18 6/16 x 23 7/16 in.)
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Exhibitions
Birmingham City Art Gallery, 17 November 1948 - 9 January 1949
London, Tate Gallery, 22 January - 14 March 1949
Biographies
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, 1731-1801
Thomas Jenkins, 1722-1798
Documents
David Solkin, 'Some New Light on the Drawings of Richard Wilson'
Anthony M. Clark and Edgar Peters Bowron,
Pompeo Batoni: A Complete Catalogue of his Works with an Introductory Text
Brinsley Ford, 'The Dartmouth Collection of Drawings by Richard Wilson'
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