Landscape Composition with an extensive View towards the Sea and…

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Landscape Composition with an extensive View towards the Sea and…
Landscape Composition with an extensive View towards the Sea and…
Landscape Composition with an extensive View towards the Sea and…
Tate, London 2014
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Artist
Ascribed to Wilson
Title
Landscape Composition with an extensive View towards the Sea and Figures in the Foreground
Date
c 1770 (undated)
Medium
Chalk and pencil on paper
Dimensions
Metric: 441 x 531 mm
Imperial: 17 5/16 x 20 15/16 in.
Accession Number
D36668
Wilson Online Reference
D375
Provenance
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Critical commentary
Probably by Wilson himself - though not exactly connected with any known painting by him. However, work by a pupil is possible, together with some intervention from Turner, who owned the drawing.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Finberg number: CCCLXXX 19
More Information
It is not known how Turner acquired this drawing but it is probably from the same source as his paintings by Wilson