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View from the Capitol
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Tate, London 2014
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
View from the Capitol
Date
c.1752 (undated)
Medium
Graphite and black chalk with white highlights on pink prepared paper
Dimensions
196 x 269 mm
Dimensions
7 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.
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Tate, London. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
T09279
Wilson Online Reference
D123
Description
Exhibited
Provenance
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Techniques and materials
Wilson began by applying a chalky, pink wash to the paper. He then worked over the surface with black chalk, using quite light pressure. A similar technique is used in D122 <i>The Aqueduct of Nero</i>, Tate, London.
Wilson began by applying a chalky, pink wash to the paper. He then worked over the surface with black chalk, using quite light pressure. A similar technique is used in D122
The Aqueduct of Nero
, Tate, London.
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D122 <i>The Aqueduct of Nero</i>, Tate, London
D122
The Aqueduct of Nero
, Tate, London
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Previous Cat/Ref Nos
2195
2195
Bibliography
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
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Condition/Conservation
Roughly cut round all four edges
Roughly cut round all four edges
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Adolf Paul Oppé, 1878-1957
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