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    Francis
    Name
    John Deffett Francis, 1815-1901
    Connection to Wilson
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    Biographical Details
    John Deffett Francis was a printmaker and draughtsman who became renowned for his generous donations of art and books to public institutions. His collection of works on paper, including a large number of drawings by Wilson, formed the nucleus of Swansea's Art Gallery, alongside that of Richard Glynn Vivian. He also presented much material to the British Museum, including a large number of Wilson drawings.

    Francis devoted himself to painting, particularly portraiture, and eventually went to London where he became acquainted with Dickens, Thackeray and Ruskin and was one of the founders of the Savage Club. He painted portraits of Queen Victoria, Sir Robert Peel and other notables, of which several were engraved. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1846 and at other exhibitions between 1837 and 1860.

    Collector's marks: Lugt 945; 1444-1447
    Significant institutions
    British Museum; Royal Academy; Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; Savage Club

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Stone Archways, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Dolbadarn Castle and Llyn Peris, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Crater of Vesuvius, The British Museum
    • Ascribed to Wilson, The Falls of Tivoli, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Solitude, Study for a Picture, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) On the Outskirts of Rome, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Tomb near Rome, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Trees at a Villa, The British Museum
    • Ascribed to Wilson, Lake and Figures, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Mountain Scene, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study for The Wilderness in St James's Park (Stream and Willows), The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Artists sketching on a River Bank, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Bridge over a River, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Tower and Ruin near a Bridge, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) At the Bend of a River, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Nemi, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Ariccia near Rome, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Baths of Diocletian, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Chelsea Old Bridge, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Tivoli with the Temples of Vesta and the Sibyl and the Grand Cascade, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Landscape with Bridge, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Coast Scene, near Barmouth, The British Museum
    • Ascribed to Wilson, Falls at Tivoli, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Ruins of an Aqueduct, The British Museum
    • Ascribed to Wilson, Ruins at the Foot of a Hill, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) View in the Campagna , The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Sketch in Rome, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Part of a Ruin, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Landscape with Cattle, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Wayside Inn, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Still life: Study of a Kettle, Piece of Fruit and a Knife on a Table , The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Broken Trees on a Mountain, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Ruin and Figures, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Interior of a Cave , The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Arcade and Tank, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study of Rocks, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study for a Foreground - A Burdock, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Tower on a Coast, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Sketch for a Composition, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Temple on a Promontory, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Boats and Trees, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Italian Lake, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Slight Sketch in Rome, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Peasants near a Building, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Two Men Walking, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Rocky Path, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study for Landscape with Figures, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Pilgrims by a River, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Father Tiber, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Angler, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Figures in a Landscape, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Sketch of a Villa, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Wayside Hut, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) An Italian Church, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Coastal Scene, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) House and Trees, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study of Foreground, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Ruin by the Sea, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Tower on a Mole, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Italian Ruins, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Rocks and Sea, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study of a Ruin, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Palombara, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Bridge and distant Building, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Ruin by the Sea, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Tree Stump, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Boys blowing Soap-Bubbles (Boys on a Tree), The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Group of Figures standing close together, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Outlook from a Cave, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) On a Sea-Shore, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Rocks and Figures, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) River Scene, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Italian Landscape, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Ruin in a Valley, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Temple and Bridge, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Foreground Study, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study of a House and Loggia, The British Museum
    • Ascribed to Wilson, Sunrise, The British Museum
    • Ascribed to Wilson, Landscape with Figures, The British Museum
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Il Tempio della Sebella a Tivoli, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Ruin, Arch at Kew Gardens, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A Sketch from Nature in Italy, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The West Belvedere at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli (Part of the Ruins of Hadrian's Villa), Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Prow of a Roman Galley, The British Museum

    Prints

    • William Pengree Sherlockafter Wilson, Landscape with three Figures on a River-bank, one fishing, The British Museum
    • Samuel Alken (1756-1815)after Wilson, The Gypsies, The British Museum
    • William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810)after Wilson, Solitude, The British Museum
    • Thomas Hastingsafter Wilson, Lake of Albano, The British Museum
    • Thomas Hastingsafter Wilson, Near Rome, The British Museum
    • Thomas Hastingsafter Wilson, On Hounslow Heath, The British Museum
    • Thomas Hastingsafter Wilson, Villa Emelia, The British Museum
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801)after Wilson, Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli (from Twelve Original Views in Italy), National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • James Gandon (1742-1823)after Wilson, Pompey's Bridge at Terni, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • William Woollett (1735-1785) and William Ellis (1747-1810)after Wilson, Solitude, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801)after Wilson, Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy), National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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