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A Rocky Landscape
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A Rocky Landscape
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Private Collection / Photograph by Matthew Hollow
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
A Rocky Landscape
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
120 x 202 mm
Dimensions
4 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.
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Collection
Private Collection, England
Accession Number
RF62
Wilson Online Reference
D29
Description
To the left a town stands on a high plateau. To the right below, a bridge is faintly indicated.
To the left a town stands on a high plateau. To the right below, a bridge is faintly indicated.
Exhibited
Exeter 1946 (46)
Exeter 1946 (46)
Provenance
<span class="underline">William Lock of Norbury</span>; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821; Marianne [?] Ford; thence by descent
William Lock of Norbury
; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821; Marianne [?] Ford; thence by descent
Signature/inscription
Inscribed upper right: R.W.f.
Inscribed upper right: R.W.f.
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Subject
Probably a rococo invention rather than a topographical view
Probably a rococo invention rather than a topographical view
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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
Probably executed in Venice or shortly afterwards during Wilson's journey to Rome (1751-52). The paper bears the bottom half of an Italian 1747 watermark. The upper part of this watermark is found in the paper used for D36 <i>A Fisherman's Dwelling</i>.
Probably executed in Venice or shortly afterwards during Wilson's journey to Rome (1751-52). The paper bears the bottom half of an Italian 1747 watermark. The upper part of this watermark is found in the paper used for D36
A Fisherman's Dwelling
.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Bibliography
W.A. Churchill, <span class="italic">Watermarks in Paper in the XVII and XVIII Centuries</span>, Amsterdam 1935, no. 262; Ford 1951 p. 52 under pl. 4; Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 69, RF62
W.A. Churchill,
Watermarks in Paper in the XVII and XVIII Centuries
, Amsterdam 1935, no. 262; Ford 1951 p. 52 under pl. 4; Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 69, RF62
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Condition/Conservation
Enclosed in a black chalk border.
Enclosed in a black chalk border.
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Drawings
A Fisherman's Dwelling
, Private Collection, England
Exhibitions
Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 7 March - 5 April 1946
Biographies
William Lock 'of Norbury', 1732-1810
Richard Ford, 1796-1858
Sir Brinsley Ford, 1908-1999
Marianne Booth, Lady Ford, 1767-1849
Sir Richard Ford, 1758-1806
Sir Francis Clare Ford, 1828-1899
Captain Richard Ford, 1860-1940
John G. Ford, -1917
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