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Shepherd seated under a Tree
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Shepherd seated under a Tree
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Shepherd seated under a Tree
Date
c.1753 (undated)
Medium
Brown and white chalk and stump on medium, rough-textured, blue laid paper mounted on thick, cream laid paper of moderate texture
Dimensions
402 x 251 mm
Dimensions
15 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.
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Collection
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven. To license images click here
Accession Number
B1977.14.4163
Wilson Online Reference
D216
Description
Exhibited
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC., 1962, <i>English Drawings and Water Colors from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Paul Mellon</i> (99); Richmond 1963 (56); Yale Center for British Art 1977, <i>50 Beautiful Drawings</i> (10)
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC., 1962,
English Drawings and Water Colors from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Paul Mellon
(99); Richmond 1963 (56); Yale Center for British Art 1977,
50 Beautiful Drawings
(10)
Provenance
Sir Malcolm D. Eccles; P.& D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, March 1961; bt Paul Mellon; passed to the Yale Center for British Art 1977
Sir Malcolm D. Eccles; P.& D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, March 1961; bt Paul Mellon; passed to the Yale Center for British Art 1977
Signature/inscription
Unsigned, no inscription
Unsigned, no inscription
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[1] Modern pencil: 432 & A22962 FX
[1] Modern pencil: 432 & A22962 FX
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Critical commentary
Probably drawn on the spot. By adding the little figure of the shepherd Wilson gives the scene a pastoral touch and a sense of scale, emphasising its duel roles as not only a study after nature but also a nascent classical composition.
Probably drawn on the spot. By adding the little figure of the shepherd Wilson gives the scene a pastoral touch and a sense of scale, emphasising its duel roles as not only a study after nature but also a nascent classical composition.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Object ID: 13881
Object ID: 13881
Bibliography
Taylor 1963, cat. 56; Yale Selected Paintings 1977, p. 54, repr.
Taylor 1963, cat. 56; Yale Selected Paintings 1977, p. 54, repr.
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Condition/Conservation
Dimensions mounted: 457 x 305 mm (18 x 12 in.)
Dimensions mounted: 457 x 305 mm (18 x 12 in.)
Illustrations of the Work
Updated by Compiler
14/12/2017
14/12/2017
Work of Art
Exhibitions
Richmond Va., Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1963
Biographies
Paul Mellon, 1907-1999
Documents
Paul Mellon & others,
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