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    "London 1949" Is linked to these Works of Art
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    Study of a Plant

    Study of a Plant
    Study of a Plant
    Study of a Plant
    Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Study of a Plant
    Date
    c.1754 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk on prepared buff paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 249 x 204 mm
    Imperial: 9 3/4 x 8 in.
    Collection
    Private Collection, England
    Accession Number
    RF92
    Wilson Online Reference
    D266
    Exhibited
    London 1925 (80); Exeter 1946 (31); Birmingham 1948-49 (102); London 1949 (101)
    Provenance
    William Lock of Norbury; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821 (part of lot 390); Marianne Ford; thence by descent
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Verso inscriptions
    [1] In Wilson's hand: done at the Villa Madama
    Related Drawings
    D72 Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland (D 4660)
    D265 Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland (D 4661)
    D267 Study of a Plant, Private Collection , England
    D401 Weeds, Leeds Museums and Galleries
    Bibliography
    Ford 1951, p.53, pl. 12; Walpole 1998-I, p. 72, RF92
    Updated by Compiler
    18/11/2022

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland
    • Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland
    • Study of a Plant, Private Collection , England
    • Weeds, Leeds Museums and Galleries

    Exhibitions

    • Birmingham City Art Gallery, 17 November 1948 - 9 January 1949
    • London, Tate Gallery, 22 January - 14 March 1949
    • Exeter, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 7 March - 5 April 1946

    Biographies

    • William Lock 'of Norbury' (1732-1810)

    Documents

    • Brinsley Ford, The Drawings of Richard Wilson
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