Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Italian Landscape
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump with white chalk and graphite on buff laid paper, laid down on cardboard
Dimensions
Metric: 228 x 172 mm
Imperial: 8 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.
Accession Number
6058
Wilson Online Reference
D380
Description
A distant tower is seen through framing trees beyond an expanse of water populated by boats. In the left foreground two figures are seated on a bench and opposite them a third figure leans against a tree.
Provenance
Purchased 1951
Collectors' marks
Unidentified collector's mark, lower right corner
Bibliography
National Gallery of Canada, Annual Report, 1951/2