Sketch of a Fortress on a Hill

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Sketch of a Fortress on a Hill
Sketch of a Fortress on a Hill
Sketch of a Fortress on a Hill
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Gurley Memorial
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Sketch of a Fortress on a Hill
Date
c.1752-56 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper, perimeter mounted to beige wove card
Dimensions
Metric: 90 x 162 mm
Imperial: 3 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.
Accession Number
1922.1668
Wilson Online Reference
D383
Description
A sketchily drawn hill town and fortress are seen in the middle distance between the outlines of two nearer hills
Provenance
Dr Ridley, Croydon; Sotheby's 2 April 1912; Leonora Gurley, Chicago; acquired by the Art Institute, 1922
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Recto lower right: Leonora Gurley
Verso inscriptions
[1] Sale stamp upper left at right angle: Coll. of DR. RIDLEY, of / CROYDON, ENG. SOTHEBY'S / SALE, APRIL 2, 1912
[2] Centre stamped, black ink: LEONORA HALL GURLEY / MEMORIAL COLLECTION
[3] Along upper edge, inverted, in modern hands: dimensions, accession number and artist's name and dates
Condition/Conservation
Discoloured from old glue mounting at corners and mid-points of edges.