Landscape with a Bridge and a Temple

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Landscape with a Bridge and a Temple
Landscape with a Bridge and a Temple
Landscape with a Bridge and a Temple
Royal Academy of Arts, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Landscape with a Bridge and a Temple
Date
c.1754-56 (undated)
Medium
Graphite, black chalk and white paint highlights on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 94 x 120 mm
Imperial: 3 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.
Accession Number
03/1869
Wilson Online Reference
D378
Description
A river runs centrally from under a bridge in the middle distance. Beyond are mountains, to the left a large classical ruin amongst foliage and in the right foreground, framing trees. To their left are two small figures, one reclining and one sitting on the ground.
Provenance
Given by Leverhulme Trust, 1936
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Critical commentary
From one of 16 volumes of Royal Academy Annual Exhibition catalogues that were collected and extra-illustrated by the lawyer and antiquarian, Edward Basil Jupp, FSA (1812-1877), spanning the period from the first exhibition in 1769 to 1875. Jupp added drawings, prints, letters and autographs by, or referring to, Academicians and other exhibitors. Many of the drawings were bought from art sales during the 1860s.
Bibliography
E.B. Jupp, Royal Academy Catalogue, vol. 1
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2017-01-09 00:00:00