Study of Plants: Three Burdock Leaves

Study of Plants: Three Burdock Leaves
Study of Plants: Three Burdock Leaves
Study of Plants: Three Burdock Leaves
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study of Plants: Three Burdock Leaves
Date
c.1752 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on white paper
Dimensions
Metric: 132 x 187 mm
Imperial: 5 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.
Accession Number
NMW A 5745
Wilson Online Reference
D113
Description
Three large leaves of a burdock plant
Provenance
Purchased from F.R. Meatyard, 24 September 1919
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; inscribed on secondary support (see 'Mount inscriptions' below)
Techniques and materials
Naturalistic style, very thin and precise
Mount inscriptions
[1] Inscribed on secondary support lower left in pencil: No 651
[2] Said to be inscribed on secondary support lower right: 2
[Unseen by compiler]
Subject
Burdock (Arctium genus) plants of different species are native to both Britain and Italy.
Related Drawings
D264 Study for a Foreground - A Burdock, The British Museum
Critical commentary
This is one of a number of studies made by Wilson for details of plants in the foregrounds of his landscapes (cf D264). The date therefore is likely to fall within his years in Italy.
Updated by Compiler
2016-06-10 00:00:00