Memorandum Book pp. 11v & 12r

Memorandum Book pp. 11v & 12r
Memorandum Book pp. 11v & 12r
Memorandum Book pp. 11v & 12r
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Memorandum Book pp. 11v & 12r
Date
c.1771-1775
Medium
Graphite on white laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 159 x 103 mm (volume)
Imperial: 6 1/4 x 4 1/16 in. (volume)
Accession Number
P.94-1921
Wilson Online Reference
D421/12
Description
Part of a Memorandum Book used about 1771-1775. Brown leather cover and 36 leaves remaining; four others have been almost entirely torn out. 21 pages have slight pencil sketches by Wilson, mostly of landscapes or buildings. A few are blank, the rest have rough manuscript notes, mainly of accounts.
Provenance
Puttick & Simpson, London, 9 December 1921, 'The Joseph Farington Collection of Drawings, Papers and Diaries bequeathed to the late Miss M.L.E. Tyrwhitt of Northwood Lodge, Wallington, Surrey' [and others] (part of lot 248).
Collectors' marks
Bottom of 11v: Printed museum stamp, V.A.M.
Subject
The buildings may be part of Powderham Castle, Devon, seat of William, 2nd Viscount Courtenay (1742-1788), who commissioned P174 The Keep of Okehampton Castle and P175 Lydford Waterfall,Tavistock probably in 1771.
Related Works by Other Artists
Francis Towne: Powderham, monochrome wash, c.1774, Private Collection, England
Critical commentary
11v, upper part of page: Indistinct outline sketch at 90 degrees to right of roofline of buildings and tree at right
12r: Outline sketch at 90 degrees to right of row of buildings with entrance gate and tree at left and tall chimney at right.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
PD.217.0
Bibliography
Catalogue of the Joseph Farington, R.A. (1747-1821) Collection of Drawings, Papers and Diaries bequeathed to the late Miss M.L.E. Tyrwhitt of Northwood Lodge, Wallington, Surrey [and others], Puttick & Simpson, London, 9 December 1921 (part of lot 248); WGC p. 1.
Updated by Compiler
2023-11-03 00:00:00