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Study of a Ruin
Study of a Ruin
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study of a Ruin
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 138 x 188 mm
Imperial: 5 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.62
Wilson Online Reference
D85
Description
A large ruined building stands on the right with a glimpse of a plain on the left and before it two figures on some rocks
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Signed in black chalk lower left: R W.f.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
PRN: PDB5685;
851/4(15)
Bibliography
Binyon 48(b)
Biographies
John Deffett Francis (1815-1901)
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