Two Peasants under a Tree

This item is active and ready to use
Two Peasants under a Tree
Two Peasants under a Tree
Two Peasants under a Tree
Tate, London 2014
title=Credit line
Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Two Peasants under a Tree
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump with white highlights on cream prepared laid paper, inlaid onto thin cream card
Dimensions
Metric: 273 x 204 mm
Imperial: 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.
Accession Number
T09731
Wilson Online Reference
D37
Provenance
Purchased as part of Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, 1996
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Verso inscriptions
[1] Lower centre in old pencil: Wilson [/] Mr Lock's Sale May 1821
Subject
The figures are not peasants but pilgrims, as indicated by their staffs and the gourd at the waist of the foremost one.
Critical commentary
Perhaps a quick sketch made while on his travels with William Lock.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
192
Condition/Conservation
Some brown discolouration verso