Studies & Designs: View of a Town with a tall square Tower

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Studies & Designs: View of a Town with a tall square Tower
Studies & Designs: View of a Town with a tall square Tower
Studies & Designs: View of a Town with a tall square Tower
The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
Title
Studies & Designs: View of a Town with a tall square Tower
Date
Published 1811
Medium
Soft-ground etching, with etching
Dimensions
Metric: 175 x 227 mm
Imperial: 6 7/8 x 8 15/16 in.
Accession Number
1863,1114.224
Wilson Online Reference
E60/26
Description
View of a town with a tall square tower, seen across a river with a man and a woman on the bank in the left foreground - all within an etched rectangular border
Provenance
Bought from Samuel & Sons, 1863
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image 'Wilson del | Whessell Sc'
Related Drawings
D53/56 Studies and Designs done in Rome in the Year 1752, p. 56, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Critical commentary
From a set of small soft-ground etchings by Whessell at the British Museum ( E60/1- E60/44). These were made after Wilson's drawings in the sketchbook of the same title at the Victoria & Albert Museum (D53-D53/81). The present one is taken from p. 56 (D53/56). In 1811 the etchings were published by the Oxford-based publisher, Robert Archer in more than one format - this one with an introduction and list of subscribers.
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2017-10-03 00:00:00