Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page

Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
Title
Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
Date
Published 1811
Medium
Soft-ground etching
Dimensions
Metric: Sheet size: 297 x 227 mm; plate size: 209 x 155 mm
Imperial: Sheet size: 11 1/16 x 8 15/16 in; plate size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.
Accession Number
1863,1114.219*
Wilson Online Reference
E60/1
Provenance
Purchased from Samuel & Sons, 1863
Signature/inscription
Etched in cursive script 'Studies & Designs | by | Ri Wilson, | done at Rome in ye Year |1752. | Caffe delle Inglesi.'
Critical commentary
Title page of an unbound and unmounted set of soft-ground etchings
Condition/Conservation
All plates in good condition on thick laid paper, with occasional staining only. Blue on edges.