Study of a Dog

Study of a Dog
Study of a Dog
Study of a Dog
Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby's
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study of a Dog
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk heightened with white on grey paper
Dimensions
Metric: 153 x 220 mm
Imperial: 6 x 8 5/8 in. /8]
Collection
Location Unknown
Wilson Online Reference
D73
Provenance
E.K. Burney; Sir Bruce Ingram (1877-1963); John Hayes; Sotheby's, 5 June 2008 (197); present location unknown
Signature/inscription
Signed, lower left corner: R.W.f.
Critical commentary
On the reverse is the foreshortened figure of a man lying on the ground. Ford suggested that this figure was a study for P157 Ceyx and Alcyone.
Bibliography
Ford 1951, p. 55, pl. 22