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Tower on a Coast
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Tower on a Coast
Tower on a Coast
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Tower on a Coast
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
Metric: 70 x 108 mm
Imperial: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.33
Wilson Online Reference
D268
Description
A tower or lighthouse on a rocky promontory is seen in the middle distance and before it, three boats on the water
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Bibliography
Binyon 55(a)
Biographies
John Deffett Francis (1815-1901)
Documents
Laurence Binyon,
Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
