Study for a Foreground - A Burdock

Study for a Foreground - A Burdock
Study for a Foreground - A Burdock
Study for a Foreground - A Burdock
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study for a Foreground - A Burdock
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 213 x 147 mm
Imperial: 8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.
Accession Number
1881,0212.32
Wilson Online Reference
D264
Description
Four large leaves and a flower head of a burdock plant
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Subject
Burdock (Arctium genus) plants of different species are native to both Britain and Italy.
Related Drawings
D113 Study of Plants: Three Burdock Leaves, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Critical commentary
This is one of a number of studies made by Wilson for details of plants in the foregrounds of his landscapes (cf D113). Its date therefore is likely to fall within his years in Italy.
Bibliography
Binyon 56
Updated by Compiler
2016-06-10 00:00:00