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A Tower by an Estuary
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A Tower by an Estuary
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Image courtesy of the Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
A Tower by an Estuary
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Pen, ink and stump on white paper
Dimensions
162 x 253 mm
Dimensions
6 3/8 x 10 in.
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Collection
Location Unknown
Accession Number
Wilson Online Reference
D80
Description
A view across a bay towards mountains; in the left foreground stands a round tower with a group of figures nearby
A view across a bay towards mountains; in the left foreground stands a round tower with a group of figures nearby
Exhibited
London 1925 (101 -<i>Tower by Sea</i> - lent by Col. M.H. Grant); Manchester 1925 (49); Birmingham 1948-49 (98); London 1949 (97)
London 1925 (101 -
Tower by Sea
- lent by Col. M.H. Grant); Manchester 1925 (49); Birmingham 1948-49 (98); London 1949 (97)
Provenance
Joseph Farington; [...] ; Col. M.H. Grant; Mrs F.L. Evans; present location unknown
Joseph Farington; [...] ; Col. M.H. Grant; Mrs F.L. Evans; present location unknown
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
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Labels
According to Ford, a label on the back of the frame gives the first owner as Farington
According to Ford, a label on the back of the frame gives the first owner as Farington
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Bibliography
Ford 1951, p. 58, no. 46; WGC p. 238 under pl. 146b
Ford 1951, p. 58, no. 46; WGC p. 238 under pl. 146b
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
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Illustrations of the Work
Updated by Compiler
10/10/2018
10/10/2018
Work of Art
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
Joseph Farington, 1747-1821
Colonel Maurice Harold Grant, 1872-1962
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson
Brinsley Ford,
The Drawings of Richard Wilson
Part of a sketchbook
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