Two Friars

Two Friars
Two Friars
Two Friars
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Two Friars
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk with white highlights on grey laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 170 x 195 mm
Imperial: 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.
Accession Number
NMW A 5764
Wilson Online Reference
D28
Provenance
Given by Mrs Hutcheson and Mrs Hinde, 1929
Signature/inscription
Signed in graphite, lower left.: R.W.f.
No inscription
Verso inscriptions
[1] Pencil, lower left: 1498
[2] Pencil lower right: 10
Related Drawings
D221 Lake Nemi with Two Friars, Victoria & Albert Museum (DYCE.643)
Related Paintings
P159 Lake Nemi with two Friars, Private Collection, England and other versions
Critical commentary
Probably drawn from the life in Venice, a location suggested by the architecture upper left, the canal with the ship's mast and furled sail at the base and the bridge behind.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
29.376
Condition/Conservation
Good condition
Updated by Compiler
2015-12-10 00:00:00