Lake Nemi with Two Friars

Lake Nemi with Two Friars
Lake Nemi with Two Friars
Lake Nemi with Two Friars
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby's
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Lake Nemi with Two Friars
Date
Undated
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Metric: 43.5 x 53.5 cm
Imperial: 17 x 21 in.
Collection
Private Collection, UK
Wilson Online Reference
P159A
Description
The view is from the southern shores of Lake Nemi and includes the town of Genzano on the left with Nemi in the distance on the extreme right. Beyond and to the left of Nemi, is the peak of Monte Cavo.
Exhibited
Possibly SA 1761 (137 or 138)
Provenance
Sotheby's 5 June 2008 (48); Bonhams London, 17 December 2020 (66)
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Related Drawings
D221 Lake Nemi with Two Friars, Victoria & Albert Museum (DYCE.643)
Related Prints
E72/3 Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, [sic] The British Museum
E72/3A Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, [sic] The British Museum
Versions
See 'Links' tab
Related Works by Other Artists
[1] Francis Towne (1739-1816): The Lake of Nemi, watercolour, 1781, The British Museum (Nn,3.4)
[2] Joseph Wright of Derby, Lake Nemi, 1790-95, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven.
The view was painted by many British artists after Wilson, including Thomas Jones and William Pars.
Critical commentary
The composition is closely based upon a drawing from Wilson's Italian period (D221). He painted a number of versions of the subject. This may be one of pair, along with P72B Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery, Currier Art Museum, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.
Bibliography
WGC, p. 207, pl. 94b, possibly version 1 or 3
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
Condition/Conservation
In a carved wood frame