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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.
Details
Links
Collection
Victoria & Albert Museum, London. To license image, click here
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
Work of Art
Prints
Thomas Hastings after Wilson,
Lake of Albano
, The British Museum
Thomas Hastings after Wilson,
Lake Albano
, The British Museum
Paintings
Lake Nemi with two Friars
, Private Collection, England
Lake Nemi with two Friars
, Private Collection
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson