View of St Peter's from the Palace of the Caesars…

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View of St Peter's from the Palace of the Caesars…
View of St Peter's from the Palace of the Caesars…
View of St Peter's from the Palace of the Caesars…
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Gurley Memorial
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
View of St Peter's from the Palace of the Caesars, with the Circus Maximus below
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 172 x 250 mm
Imperial: 6 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.
Accession Number
1922.1678
Wilson Online Reference
D204
Provenance
Dr Ridley, Croydon; Sotheby's, 2 April 1912; Leonora Gurley; acquired by the Art Institute, 1922
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Recto lower right corner: Leonora Gurley
Verso inscriptions
On secondary support:
[1] Upper centre in old hand: No. 30
[2] Upper left, ink in reverse from recto and vertical, an illegible initial and name
[3] Centre, stamped: LEONORA HALL GURLEY / MEMORIAL COLLECTION
[4] Lower right, sale stamp: Coll. of DR RIDLEY of / CROYDON, ENG. SOTHEBY'S / SALE, APRIL 2, 1912
Mount inscriptions
[1] Lower centre: quite nice - AMH
Related Drawings
D298The Vatican and Environs, present location unknown
D311 View of St Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Related Prints
E59 Samuel Middiman after Wilson, View of Rome, The British Museum
E59A Samuel Middiman after Wilson, View of Rome, The British Museum
E59B Samuel Middiman after Wilson, View of Rome, The British Museum
Related Paintings
P57 Rome: St Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum, Tate, London
P57A St Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum, Rome, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Critical commentary
A drawing taken quickly on the spot as an aide-memoire.
Condition/Conservation
Good condition overall, but discolouring at the edges, probably where the paper was laid down. Repaired damage upper left.