Italian Landscape

Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Italian Landscape
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk heightened with white on grey laid paper laid down on buff laid paper with old wash linings
Dimensions
Metric: Object size: 352 x 492 mm; drawing size: 278 x 422 mm
Imperial: Object size: 13 7/8 x 19 3/8 in.; drawing size: 11 x 16 5/8 in.
Accession Number
59.55.1465
Wilson Online Reference
D191
Provenance
Paul Sandby; Samuel Woodburn; Victor Rienaecker; Christie's 30 November 1923 (103); Gilbert Davis; Sotheby's, London 4 June 1947; purchased by The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1959
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower left corner: Paul Sandby (Lugt 2112)
[2] Lower right corner of secondary support: Gilbert Davis
Verso inscriptions
[1] Upper left in an old hand, pencil: m 909
[2] Upper left, pencil: sheet 3/8
[3] Lower right in an old hand, pencil: No.2c Close up to Drawing
[4] Lower right in an old hand, pencil: Samuel Woodburn
[5] Lower right in an old hand, pencil: 11 guineas was bidden for this drawing at / at [sic] P. Sandby's Sale
[6] Lower centre, red chalk: I.P.H. [= J.P Heseltine?]
[7] Lower right in an old hand, pencil: 11 guineas was bidden for this drawing / at P. Sandby's Sale / 8.8.0
[8] Lower right, faint pencil: C C R [?]
Mount inscriptions
[1] Lower left corner of secondary support, in an old hand, pencil: Paul Sandby
[2] Lower right corner of secondary support, in an old hand, pencil: R. Wilson
Labels
[1] Lower centre of verso: RICHARD WILSON, R.A. (1714-1782) / 1. ITALIAN LANDSCAPE From the Paul Sandby and the S. Woodburn / Collections
Critical commentary
Consideration of the provenance combined with the differences of style between the central part of the composition and its left and lower sections might suggest that the drawing was completed by Paul Sandby.
Condition/Conservation
Good condition overall but slight fading along upper edge. Repaired tear, upper left corner and small repaired tear, lower left edge.