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Fishermen on a Rock in a River (Travellers marooned on a Rock in a River)
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Fishermen on a Rock in a River (Travellers marooned on a Rock in a River)
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The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Fishermen on a Rock in a River (Travellers marooned on a Rock in a River)
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on beige laid paper
Dimensions
200 x 260 mm
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.
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Collection
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
63.52.297
Wilson Online Reference
D336
Description
Figures are grouped to the left of a pool before a rocky cliff-face
Figures are grouped to the left of a pool before a rocky cliff-face
Exhibited
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, November-February 1967-68, <i>Gainsborough and the Gainsboroughesque</i>, no. 17
Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, November-February 1967-68,
Gainsborough and the Gainsboroughesque
, no. 17
Provenance
A.Chariatte; Sir Bruce Ingram; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; purchased by The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1963
A.Chariatte; Sir Bruce Ingram; P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; purchased by The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1963
Signature/inscription
Signed lower left, black chalk: R.W. f. Inscribed by Wilson, lower centre, black chalk: Idea
Signed lower left, black chalk: R.W. f.
Inscribed by Wilson, lower centre, black chalk: Idea
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Collectors' marks
[1] Verso, red stamp, lower left corner: AC within a rectangle, A. Chariatte (Lugt Suppl. 88a) [2] Verso, lower right corner, black ink stamp: 'I' in octagonal frame over 'A', Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt Suppl. 1504a)
[1] Verso, red stamp, lower left corner: AC within a rectangle, A. Chariatte (Lugt Suppl. 88a)
[2] Verso, lower right corner, black ink stamp: 'I' in octagonal frame over 'A', Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt Suppl. 1504a)
Verso inscriptions
[1] Lower right, pencil: A327
[1] Lower right, pencil: A327
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Related Drawings
D36 <i>A Fisherman's Dwelling</i>, Private Collection, England
D36
A Fisherman's Dwelling
, Private Collection, England
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Critical commentary
The caption 'Idea' presumably refers to a developing composition, though no corresponding painting has been identified.
The caption 'Idea' presumably refers to a developing composition, though no corresponding painting has been identified.
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Bibliography
Spencer-Longhurst 2012, p. 74, fig. 43
Spencer-Longhurst 2012, p. 74, fig. 43
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Condition/Conservation
Good condition overall
Good condition overall
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Work of Art
Drawings
A Fisherman's Dwelling
, Private Collection, England
Exhibitions
Biographies
Sir Bruce Ingram, 1877-1963
Documents
Paul Spencer-Longhurst, 'All the Quality of his Pictures except the Colour': Richard Wilson's Drawings as Collectors' Items
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