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Tomb near Rome
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Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Tomb near Rome
c.1752-54 (undated)
Black chalk and stump on blue-green paper (unfinished)
181 x 244 mm.
7 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.
1881,0212.61
D100
A vast circular tomb is seen on the left, with a stone pine and shadowy foliage to the right and buildings and a bridge over the Tiber beyond suggested in outline
Donated by John Deffett Francis, 1881
Unsigned; no inscription
Verso invisible
Unfinished outline sketch, possibly drawn en plein air
Binyon 18(b)
In same mount as D99 On the Outskirts of Rome, The British Museum
Stained in places