View in the Villa Madama

View in the Villa Madama
View in the Villa Madama
View in the Villa Madama
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
William Byrne (1743-1805) after Wilson
Title
View in the Villa Madama
Date
1765
Medium
Engraving on white laid paper mounted on modern tissue paper
Dimensions
Metric: 337 x 425 mm
Imperial: 13 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.
Accession Number
NMW A 11005
Wilson Online Reference
E14D
Description
A wooded landscape, with three figures in the right foreground and others at the doorway of a ruined villa, surrounded by trees behind. To the left a lake and two grottoes are visible.
Provenance
Given by Major F. Treharne James, 1920
Signature/inscription
[1] Lettered lower left: Richd. Wilson pinxt. | No.1.; lower centre: A View in the Villa Madama, near ROME, called IL TEATRO: - Pastor Fido, & other Dramas, having been perform'd there. | Publish'd by J.BOYDELL, Engraver in Cheapside, London, 1765.; lower right: Wm. Byrne Sculpt.
[2] Inscribed lower right, pencil: a/-
Verso inscriptions
[1] Upper left, pencil: 35/-
Related Paintings
P91 The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Petworth House, National Trust
P91A The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Hagley Hall, Worcestershire
P91B The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Johannesburg Art Gallery
P91C The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Private Collection, England
P91D The Garden of the Villa Madama, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
P91E The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Private Collection, Wales
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
20.86
1920.4
Bibliography
Booth Notes Doc. 6; Edwards 1808, p. 88
Condition/Conservation
Trimmed within platemark but in good condition overall.