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River Scene with Bathers, Cattle and Ruin
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River Scene with Bathers, Cattle and Ruin
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Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, on loan to Jesus College
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
River Scene with Bathers, Cattle and Ruin
Date
1762 or 1768
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
31 x 50 cm
Dimensions
12 3/16 x 19 11/16 in.
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Collection
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
WA1953.2
Wilson Online Reference
P116A
Description
Before a calm wide river dominated by a domed ancient ruin three bathers are embarking on or returning from a swim. Two groups fishing from boats behind the bathers are drawing in a drag net. The golden rosy back-lighting effects in the sky behind the hills and trees to the right are ethereal. On the right banks of the river are sheep and cattle.
Before a calm wide river dominated by a domed ancient ruin three bathers are embarking on or returning from a swim. Two groups fishing from boats behind the bathers are drawing in a drag net. The golden rosy back-lighting effects in the sky behind the hills and trees to the right are ethereal. On the right banks of the river are sheep and cattle.
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Provenance
Sir Chartres Biron (1863-1940), Chief Magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Courts; Sotheby's 19 June 1940 (83); bequeathed by E.H.W. Meyerstein (1889-1952), writer and scholar, 1953
Sir Chartres Biron (1863-1940), Chief Magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Courts; Sotheby's 19 June 1940 (83); bequeathed by E.H.W. Meyerstein (1889-1952), writer and scholar, 1953
Signature/inscription
Unsigned, no inscription
Unsigned, no inscription
Techniques and materials
This painting is more freely painted than some of the other versions. Blobby dots, for example on the two sheep and cow in the middle right ground, suggest that the picture comes from earlier rather than later in Wilson's career.
This painting is more freely painted than some of the other versions. Blobby dots, for example on the two sheep and cow in the middle right ground, suggest that the picture comes from earlier rather than later in Wilson's career.
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The temple is based on that of Minerva Medica in Rome
The temple is based on that of Minerva Medica in Rome
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J.M.W. Turner, watercolour (T.B. XXXIII-I, Tate, London)
J.M.W. Turner, watercolour (T.B. XXXIII-I, Tate, London)
Critical commentary
Taking into account size, technique and omission of details appearing in other versions, this is probably a preliminary study. Painted after Wilson's return to England, it presents an idealised vision of Italy, incorporating elements found in other works. However, the tower on the hilltop is clearly part of an English church in this version. A possible date scratched and obscured by black on the boulder in the right foreground reads 1762 or 1768.
Taking into account size, technique and omission of details appearing in other versions, this is probably a preliminary study. Painted after Wilson's return to England, it presents an idealised vision of Italy, incorporating elements found in other works. However, the tower on the hilltop is clearly part of an English church in this version. A possible date scratched and obscured by black on the boulder in the right foreground reads 1762 or 1768.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
A864
A864
Bibliography
Not in WGC
Not in WGC
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Condition/Conservation
In a contemporary [?] carved and gilded frame. Hardboard backing board. Diagonal weave canvas. Pronounced craquelure overall. Two small paint losses top left edge about quarter of width along; one small paint loss upper right edge about a quarter of the height from top. Black flymarks [?] in sky upper centre.
In a contemporary [?] carved and gilded frame. Hardboard backing board. Diagonal weave canvas. Pronounced craquelure overall. Two small paint losses top left edge about quarter of width along; one small paint loss upper right edge about a quarter of the height from top. Black flymarks [?] in sky upper centre.
Illustrations of the Work
Updated by Compiler
27/08/2021
27/08/2021
Work of Art
Versions
Ascribed to Wilson,
Classical Landscape with Boys Bathing
, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
River Scene with Bathers, Cattle and Ruin (Landscape with Bathers)
, Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, Leicestershire, UK
Studio of Wilson,
River Scene with Bathers, Cattle and Ruin
, Tate, London
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
River Scene with Bathers, Cattle and Ruin
, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
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