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Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (The Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli)
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Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (The Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli)
Date
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
124.5 x 171.5 cm
Dimensions
49 x 67 1/2 in.
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Collection
Lady Lever Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool. To license images click here.
Accession Number
LLAG 3548
Wilson Online Reference
P71D
Description
As noted by Constable, the view is up the gorge of the River Anio, showing the lower cascades in the mid-distance and above them, in the centre, the ruins of the so-called Villa of Maecenas or Temple of Hercules Victor . The small building against the hillside to the right is the Tempio della Tosse (Temple of Coughing), perhaps a family tomb. There are two watersources for the foreground, including one that flows down from the waterfall on the right. In the centre, there are two sheep or goats, above/behind the sculpture.
As noted by Constable, the view is up the gorge of the River Anio, showing the lower cascades in the mid-distance and above them, in the centre, the ruins of the so-called Villa of Maecenas or Temple of Hercules Victor . The small building against the hillside to the right is the Tempio della Tosse (Temple of Coughing), perhaps a family tomb.
There are two watersources for the foreground, including one that flows down from the waterfall on the right. In the centre, there are two sheep or goats, above/behind the sculpture.
Exhibited
London 1925 (38); Manchester 1925 (56); Birmingham 1948-9 (58); London 1949 (57)
London 1925 (38); Manchester 1925 (56); Birmingham 1948-9 (58); London 1949 (57)
Provenance
Andrews sale, 1888 (125 gns); James Orrock, Orrock sale, Christie's 4 June 1904 (45) bt Agnew, for Orrock; Arthur Sanderson
Andrews sale, 1888 (125 gns); James Orrock, Orrock sale, Christie's 4 June 1904 (45) bt Agnew, for Orrock; Arthur Sanderson
Signature/inscription
RW monogram on rock by figures, lower left
RW monogram on rock by figures, lower left
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Subject
The so-called Villa di Mecenate or Villa of Maecenas, occupied a particularly lofty position in the esteem of British Grand Tourists since it brought to mind the most famous of all Roman patrons of the arts.
The so-called Villa di Mecenate or Villa of Maecenas, occupied a particularly lofty position in the esteem of British Grand Tourists since it brought to mind the most famous of all Roman patrons of the arts.
Related Subjects
Related Drawings
D164 <i>Landscape with a large Temple</i>, Victoria & Albert Museum, London D260 <i>Villa of Maecenas</i>, Tate, London
D164
Landscape with a large Temple
, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
D260
Villa of Maecenas
, Tate, London
Related Prints
E72/7 Hastings after Wilson, <i>The Villa of Maecenas</i>, The British Museum E77 Le Keux after Wilson, <i>Maecenas' Villa at Tivoli</i>, National Museum Wales, Cardiff E79/2 Brandard after Wilson, <i> Maecenas' Villa at Tivoli</i>, The British Museum
E72/7 Hastings after Wilson,
The Villa of Maecenas
, The British Museum
E77 Le Keux after Wilson,
Maecenas' Villa at Tivoli
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
E79/2 Brandard after Wilson,
Maecenas' Villa at Tivoli
, The British Museum
Versions
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See 'Links' tab
Related Paintings
Related Works by Other Artists
[1] Claude-Joseph Vernet <i>The Falls of Tivoli</i> (1753, WGC pl. 151b) [2] Francis Towne (1739-1816): <i>The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli from below the Falls</i>, watercolour, 1781, The British Museum (Nn,3.8)
[1] Claude-Joseph Vernet
The Falls of Tivoli
(1753, WGC pl. 151b)
[2] Francis Towne (1739-1816):
The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli from below the Falls
, watercolour, 1781, The British Museum (Nn,3.8)
Critical commentary
This is harder in style than the Tate version P71
This is harder in style than the Tate version P71
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
WHL 598 H.36 Tatlock p. 68
WHL 598
H.36
Tatlock p. 68
Bibliography
Byron Webber, 'James Orrock II', 1903, p. 156, illus.; <i>Magazine of Fine Arts</i>, Nov. 1905, illus.; Bury 1947, pl. 25; A. Kidson, Catalogue, pp. 174-5, no. 108; WGC, p. 226
Byron Webber, 'James Orrock II', 1903, p. 156, illus.;
Magazine of Fine Arts
, Nov. 1905, illus.; Bury 1947, pl. 25; A. Kidson, Catalogue, pp. 174-5, no. 108; WGC, p. 226
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
<a href="http://www.calmview2.eu/paulmelloncentre/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=WGC%2f1%2f1%2f96" title="WGC/1/1/96" class="rewritten">WGC/1/1/96</a>
WGC/1/1/96
Location featured in work
More Information
A memorandum stated by Mrs Jameson to be by Wilson himself (<i>Handbook to the Public Galleries</i>, I, 1842, p. 117), quoted by Constable and discussed by Martin Davies, (National Gallery Catalogue of the British School), reads as follows: 'The drawing was taken on the/ Spot by Mr. Wilson in the year 1754 in company with the Earls o/ Pembroke, Thanet and Essex and Ld Viscount Bolingbroke/ who dined and spenrt the day together on the Spot under a Large/ Tree. The Dress of the two Women dipping for Water is the/ present dress of the Country.' The drawing has not been identified. Wilson himself was among the first of British landscape painters to appreciate the unique character of the scenery around Tivoli.
A memorandum stated by Mrs Jameson to be by Wilson himself (
Handbook to the Public Galleries
, I, 1842, p. 117), quoted by Constable and discussed by Martin Davies, (National Gallery Catalogue of the British School), reads as follows: 'The drawing was taken on the/ Spot by Mr. Wilson in the year 1754 in company with the Earls o/ Pembroke, Thanet and Essex and Ld Viscount Bolingbroke/ who dined and spenrt the day together on the Spot under a Large/ Tree. The Dress of the two Women dipping for Water is the/ present dress of the Country.' The drawing has not been identified. Wilson himself was among the first of British landscape painters to appreciate the unique character of the scenery around Tivoli.
Condition/Conservation
Illustrations of the Work
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Work of Art
Drawings
Landscape with a large Temple
, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Villa of Maecenas
, Tate, London
Prints
Thomas Hastings after Wilson,
The Villa of Maecenas
, The British Museum
J. Le Keux after Wilson,
Maecenas' Villa at Tivoli
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Robert Brandard after Wilson,
Maecenas' Villa at Tivoli
, The British Museum
Versions
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli
, Tate, London
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (Tivoli: Villa of Maecenas)
, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (Tivoli, Villa of Maecenas)
, Private Collection, England
Richard Wilson and Studio
Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (A View of the Villa of Maecenas and the Falls at Tivoli)
, Private Collection, England
Exhibitions
Birmingham City Art Gallery, 17 November 1948 - 9 January 1949
London, Tate Gallery, 22 January - 14 March 1949
London, National Gallery, Millbank (Tate Gallery), 26 June - 30 September 1925
Manchester City Art Gallery, 22 October - 5 December 1925
Biographies
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson
Adrian Bury,
Richard Wilson, R.A.: The Grand Classic
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