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    Lake Nemi with Two Friars

    Lake Nemi with Two Friars
    Lake Nemi with Two Friars
    Lake Nemi with Two Friars
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Lake Nemi with Two Friars
    Date
    Undated
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    Metric: 43.5 x 53.5 cm
    Imperial: 17 x 21 in.
    Collection
    Private Collection, UK
    Wilson Online Reference
    P159A
    Description
    The view is from the southern shores of Lake Nemi and includes the town of Genzano on the left with Nemi in the distance on the extreme right. Beyond and to the left of Nemi, is the peak of Monte Cavo.
    Exhibited
    Possibly SA 1761 (137 or 138)
    Provenance
    Sotheby's 5 June 2008 (48); Bonhams London, 17 December 2020 (66)
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Related Drawings
    D221 Lake Nemi with Two Friars, Victoria & Albert Museum (DYCE.643)
    Related Prints
    E72/3 Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, [sic] The British Museum
    E72/3A Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, [sic] The British Museum
    Versions
    See 'Links' tab
    Related Works by Other Artists
    [1] Francis Towne (1739-1816): The Lake of Nemi, watercolour, 1781, The British Museum (Nn,3.4)
    [2] Joseph Wright of Derby, Lake Nemi, 1790-95, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven.
    The view was painted by many British artists after Wilson, including Thomas Jones and William Pars.
    Critical commentary
    The composition is closely based upon a drawing from Wilson's Italian period (D221). He painted a number of versions of the subject. This may be one of pair, along with P72B Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery, Currier Art Museum, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.
    Bibliography
    WGC, p. 207, pl. 94b, possibly version 1 or 3
    Link to WG Constable Archive Record
    WGC/1/1/100
    Condition/Conservation
    In a carved wood frame

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), Lake Nemi with Two Friars, Victoria & Albert Museum, London

    Prints

    • Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake of Albano, The British Museum
    • Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, The British Museum

    Versions

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Lake Nemi with two Friars, Private Collection, England
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