Lake of Nemi with two Friars

Lake of Nemi with two Friars
Lake of Nemi with two Friars
Lake of Nemi with two Friars
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Lake of Nemi with two Friars
Date
1753-54 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white, on grey paper, softened with stump
Dimensions
Metric: 248 x 402 mm
Imperial: 9 3/4 x 15 13/16 in.
Accession Number
DYCE.643
Wilson Online Reference
D221
Description
Part of Lake Nemi is on the right, with well-wooded banks and cloud-capped mountains in the distance. Two monks are conversing in the foreground and a group of three people can be seen at some distance from them.
Provenance
Bequeathed by the Revd Alexander Dyce 1869
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Related Prints
E72/3 Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, The British Museum
E72/3A Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, The British Museum
Related Paintings
P159 Lake Nemi with two Friars, Private Collection, England and other versions
Critical commentary
According to W.G. Constable, 'said to have been made in 1753.'
Bibliography
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce, London : South Kensington Museum, 1874; WGC, pl. 94a