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A House at Chioggia
Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
A House at Chioggia
c.1751 (undated)
Red chalk
196 x 216 mm
7 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.
Private Collection, England
RF59
D23
Exeter 1946 (53 - Chiosa)
William Lock; his sale, Sotheby's 3 May 1821; Marianne Ford; thence by descent
Inscribed upper left in Wilson's hand: Chiosa
The town of Chioggia is situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the Lagoon of Venice about 25 kilometres (16 miles) south of Venice. Wilson visited it on his journey from Venice to Rome in 1751.
This drawing represents the same subject as D23A A House at Chioggia, Private Collection, England. The present work however is less detailed.
Walpole Society 1998-1, p. 69, RF59