The Prow of a Roman Galley

The Prow of a Roman Galley
The Prow of a Roman Galley
The Prow of a Roman Galley
Image courtesy of the Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
The Prow of a Roman Galley
Date
c.1752 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 95 x 148 mm
Imperial: 3 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.
Accession Number
1881,0212.44
Wilson Online Reference
D146/2
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Inscribed lower right, black chalk: R W.G.B.
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower right, printed collection stamp in oval frame: 'DEFFETT FRANCIS COLLECTION | BM [below] crown' (Lugt 945)
[2] Lower right, printed inventory stamp in oval frame: 'British Museum 1881 | 2 12 | 44'
Related Drawings
D146/1 Father Tiber, The British Museum
Related Paintings
P55 The Summons of Cincinnatus, Private Collection, England
Critical commentary
This drawing is the reverse of D146/1 Father Tiber. The prow motif, used in P55 The Summons of Cincinnatus, Private Collection, England, was taken from an ancient relief now in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.
Bibliography
Ford May 1951, p. 165, fig. 23
Updated by Compiler
2018-03-13 00:00:00