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Lake Nemi
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Birmingham Museums Trust
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Lake Nemi
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, stump, brown wash and white bodycolour on beige paper laid down on card
Dimensions
267 x 410 mm
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.
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Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery. To license images click here.
Accession Number
1913P152
Wilson Online Reference
D105B
Description
The view is down onto Lake Nemi, which lies in the hollow of wooded shores, with buildings on steep heights left, and on the opposite side towards the right. In the foreground are two figures on a rock, and a stone-pine with cypresses far right.
The view is down onto Lake Nemi, which lies in the hollow of wooded shores, with buildings on steep heights left, and on the opposite side towards the right. In the foreground are two figures on a rock, and a stone-pine with cypresses far right.
Exhibited
Worthing 1960; Amsterdam 1965 (143); London Victoria & Albert 1968 (67)
Worthing 1960; Amsterdam 1965 (143); London Victoria & Albert 1968 (67)
Provenance
Acquired 1913
Acquired 1913
Signature/inscription
No inscriptions; unsigned
No inscriptions; unsigned
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Francis Towne (1739-1816): <i>The Lake of Nemi</i>, watercolour, 1781, The British Museum (Nn,3.4)
Francis Towne (1739-1816):
The Lake of Nemi
, watercolour, 1781, The British Museum (Nn,3.4)
Critical commentary
Beautifully worked, with minute details on the architecture upper left. Additional features are the tiny boat and sensitive reflection in the lake. The drawing's authenticity is supported by a pentimento in the left-hand figure. Although doubted by WGC who believed it might be a copy by another hand and by Ford this compiler is inclined to accept it.
Beautifully worked, with minute details on the architecture upper left. Additional features are the tiny boat and sensitive reflection in the lake. The drawing's authenticity is supported by a pentimento in the left-hand figure. Although doubted by WGC who believed it might be a copy by another hand and by Ford this compiler is inclined to accept it.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
152'13
152'13
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Link to WG Constable Archive Record
<a href="http://www.calmview2.eu/paulmelloncentre/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=WGC%2f1%2f1%2f100" title="WGC/1/1/100" class="rewritten">WGC/1/1/100</a>
WGC/1/1/100
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Condition/Conservation
Edges ragged in places
Edges ragged in places
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Updated by Compiler
02/02/2016
02/02/2016
Work of Art
Versions
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Nemi
, The British Museum
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Lake Nemi
, Tate, London
Exhibitions
Amsterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet, 9 April - 23 May 1965
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, July - September 1968
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