Arcade and Tank

Arcade and Tank
Arcade and Tank
Arcade and Tank
The Trustees of the British Museum
title=Credit line
Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Arcade and Tank
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black and white chalk, on grey-green paper
Dimensions
Metric: 258 x 201 mm
Imperial: 10 1/4 x 8 in.
Accession Number
1881,0212.30
Wilson Online Reference
D137
Description
View looking down an arcade in an ancient building hung with creepers. On the left is a man standing under one arch and another figure appears beyond under a further arch. In the foreground, a man leans over the low wall of a large tank. Trees are visible behind.
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
834/71 (19)
Bibliography
Binyon 23; Ford 1951, p. 56, pl. 35