Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Italian Landscape
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 113 x 125 mm
Imperial: 4 7/16 x 4 15/16 in.
Accession Number
1881,0212.73
Wilson Online Reference
D153
Description
A low wooded hill with a building at the top. There are two houses and a centrally-planned church reminiscent of the Pantheon, Rome, at the foot of the hill. In the centre foreground is a group of figures including four children and there are trees on the left.
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
PRN: PDB5663
851/7(30)
Bibliography
Binyon 34(b)
Condition/Conservation
Badly stained vertically, upper centre