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Landscape Sketch with Temple
Landscape Sketch with Temple
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Landscape Sketch with Temple
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue-green paper
Dimensions
Metric: 145 x 215 mm
Imperial: 5 11/16 x 8 1/2 in
Details
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1864,0309.327
Wilson Online Reference
D252/2
Description
A road winds away to distant hills, with trees in the foreground to the left and right. Beyond is a bridge over a river and on the right there is a temple.
Provenance
Donated by William Hookham Carpenter, March 1864
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Related Drawings
D252/1
At a River's Mouth
, The British Museum
Critical commentary
The recto of this drawing is D252/1
At a River's Mouth
. The styles and techniques of the recto and verso are noticeably different from each other. Both have the same British Museum accession number.
Bibliography
Binyon 14
Condition/Conservation
Foxing on both sides
Updated by Compiler
2016-05-27 00:00:00
Work of Art
Drawings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
At a River's Mouth
recto (verso is
Landscape Sketch)
, The British Museum
Biographies
William Hookham Carpenter (1792-1866)
Documents
Laurence Binyon,
Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum