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Ponte Alpino built by Hannibal
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Ponte Alpino built by Hannibal
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Tate, London 2014
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Ponte Alpino built by Hannibal
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump on laid paper
Dimensions
287 x 217 mm
Dimensions
11 5/16 x 8 9/16 in.
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Tate, London. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
T08235
Wilson Online Reference
D59
Description
Exhibited
London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (17)
London, Cardiff and New Haven, 1982-83 (17)
Provenance
<span class="underline">William Lock of Norbury</span>; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821; Ford family; A.P. Oppé; purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
William Lock of Norbury
; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821; Ford family; A.P. Oppé; purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Signature/inscription
Inscribed by Wilson in chalk, lower centre: Ponte Alpino, built by Hannibal
Inscribed by Wilson in chalk, lower centre: Ponte Alpino, built by Hannibal
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D39 <i>Ponte delle Torri, seen through an Arch</i>, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven (B1977.14.6061)
D39
Ponte delle Torri, seen through an Arch
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven (B1977.14.6061)
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Critical commentary
David Solkin has commented that if this drawing records an actual place in the Alps, Wilson must have executed it prior to his arrival in Venice in late 1750. However, the composition and to some extent the handling are close to D39 <i>Ponte delle Torri, seen through an Arch</i>, identified in 1981 as a scene near Spoleto. In that case the date of execution would be 1751-52, when Wilson was travelling from Venice to Rome in the company of William Lock, the first owner of the drawing.
David Solkin has commented that if this drawing records an actual place in the Alps, Wilson must have executed it prior to his arrival in Venice in late 1750. However, the composition and to some extent the handling are close to D39
Ponte delle Torri, seen through an Arch
, identified in 1981 as a scene near Spoleto. In that case the date of execution would be 1751-52, when Wilson was travelling from Venice to Rome in the company of William Lock, the first owner of the drawing.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
2382
2382
Bibliography
Ford 1951 (pl. 9); Solkin 1982, p. 155
Ford 1951 (pl. 9); Solkin 1982, p. 155
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Condition/Conservation
Some faint brown spotting upper centre
Some faint brown spotting upper centre
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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
Biographies
William Lock 'of Norbury', 1732-1810
Adolf Paul Oppé, 1878-1957
Documents
David Solkin,
Richard Wilson: The Landscape of Reaction
Brinsley Ford,
The Drawings of Richard Wilson
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