San Marino, Italy

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San Marino, Italy
San Marino, Italy
San Marino, Italy
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
San Marino, Italy
Date
1750-51 (undated)
Medium
Graphite and black chalk on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 242 x 182 mm
Imperial: 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.
Accession Number
66.2
Wilson Online Reference
D45
Description
Before a line of buildings with a tree on a hillside, two donkeys stand on a patch of bare ground. Behind them three dimly discernible figures of women approach up the hill.
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Son, London; purchased by The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1966
Signature/inscription
Unsigned
Inscribed in Wilson's hand, in black chalk, upper right: S. Marino
Mount inscriptions
[1] 38 San Marino
Related Drawings
D47 Panoramic View of San Marino, Private Collection, England
Critical commentary
A record of the scene, made quickly on the spot.
Condition/Conservation
Some brown spotting in the two upper corners and across the centre upper right