Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
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Artist
Ascribed to Wilson
Title
Italian Landscape
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump on cream wove paper mounted on modern faun card
Dimensions
Metric: 88 x 115 mm
Imperial: 3 7/16 x 4 9/16 in.
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1168
Wilson Online Reference
D199
Provenance
Dr John Percy, F.R.S. (1817-1889), Gloucester Crescent, Bayswater, London; his sale, Christie's 15-17 & 22-23 April 1890 (1400 - An Italian Landscape -chalk, bt Hewett, £1.1s.); Sotheby's n.d.; Sir Robert Clermont Witt; bequeathed to the Courtauld Insitute, 1952
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Verso: Dr J. Percy (Lugt 1504)
[2] Verso: Sir Robert Witt
Mount inscriptions
[1] Modern in pencil: 8
[2] On old mount: Richard Wilson
Critical commentary
The authenticity of this drawing has been called into question in the past and the name of Wilson's pupil, John Plimmer, suggested.
Condition/Conservation
Sheet stained, lightly foxed and trimmed at sides
Updated by Compiler
2022-10-20 00:00:00