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The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
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The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
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Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black ink and bistre wash over graphite
Dimensions
157 x 210 mm
Dimensions
6 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.
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Collection
Private Collection, England
Accession Number
RF58
Wilson Online Reference
D17
Description
Palladio's famous island church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, is seen from the north, across the Grand Canal at the Molo by the Doge's Palace.
Palladio's famous island church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, is seen from the north, across the Grand Canal at the Molo by the Doge's Palace.
Exhibited
London 1925 (86A); Exeter 1946 (36); London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (12); Birmingham 1993 (55); Conwy 2009 (2); Gainsborough's House 2014 (unnumbered)
London 1925 (86A); Exeter 1946 (36); London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (12); Birmingham 1993 (55); Conwy 2009 (2); Gainsborough's House 2014 (unnumbered)
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
Unsigned; no inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Techniques and materials
This is Wilson's only known study of Venice in pen and wash. He probably experimented with the medium in imitation of contemporary Venetian painters, including Canaletto. Faint outlines in graphite are to be seen in the sky.
This is Wilson's only known study of Venice in pen and wash. He probably experimented with the medium in imitation of contemporary Venetian painters, including Canaletto. Faint outlines in graphite are to be seen in the sky.
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Verso inscriptions
[1] Laundry list in Wilson's hand: Cravats, Stocks, Pr. Stockings, 1 Silk, Napkins, Night
[1] Laundry list in Wilson's hand: Cravats, Stocks, Pr. Stockings, 1 Silk, Napkins, Night
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Critical commentary
Wilson arrived in Venice in late October or November 1750, where he stayed for about a year before moving on to Rome at the end of 1751. He seems to have assimilated ideas from contemporary Venetian view-painting and the technique of this drawing suggests that he experimented with the effects of pen and wash in the manner of Canaletto and other <i>vedutisti</i>.
Wilson arrived in Venice in late October or November 1750, where he stayed for about a year before moving on to Rome at the end of 1751. He seems to have assimilated ideas from contemporary Venetian view-painting and the technique of this drawing suggests that he experimented with the effects of pen and wash in the manner of Canaletto and other
vedutisti
.
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Bibliography
Ford 1951, p.18; Solkin 1982, p. 153; Canaletto & England 1993, p. 128; Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 69, RF 58; Lord 2009, repr. p. 12, p. 48 (no. 2)
Ford 1951, p.18; Solkin 1982, p. 153; Canaletto & England 1993, p. 128; Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 69, RF 58; Lord 2009, repr. p. 12, p. 48 (no. 2)
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Updated by Compiler
26/06/2021
26/06/2021
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Exhibitions
London, Tate Gallery, Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, and New Haven, Conn., Yale Center for British Art, 3 November 1982 - 19 June 1983
London, National Gallery, Millbank (Tate Gallery), 26 June - 30 September 1925
Conwy, Royal Cambrian Academy, 24 October - 23 December 2009
Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 7 March - 5 April 1946
Birmingham City Art Gallery, 14 October 1993 - 9 January 1994
Sudbury, Gainsborough's House, 11 January - 31 May 2014
Biographies
William Lock 'of Norbury', 1732-1810
Richard Ford, 1796-1858
Sir Brinsley Ford, 1908-1999
Marianne Booth, Lady Ford, 1767-1849
Sir Francis Clare Ford, 1828-1899
John G. Ford, -1917
Documents
David Solkin,
Richard Wilson: The Landscape of Reaction
Peter Lord,
Richard Wilson. Life & Legacy
Brinsley Ford,
The Drawings of Richard Wilson
Brinsley Ford and other authors,
The Ford Collection
Michael Liversidge & Jane Farrington, eds,
Canaletto & England
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