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    A View in the Villa Madama near Rome called Il Teatro

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    A View in the Villa Madama near Rome called Il Teatro
    A View in the Villa Madama near Rome called Il Teatro
    A View in the Villa Madama near Rome called Il Teatro
    Royal Academy of Arts, London
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    Artist
    William Byrne (1743-1805) after Wilson
    Title
    A View in the Villa Madama near Rome called Il Teatro
    Date
    1765
    Medium
    Etching and engraving
    Dimensions
    Metric: 300 x 405 mm
    Imperial: 11 13/16 x 15 15/16
    Collection
    Royal Academy of Arts, London. To license image, click here.
    Accession Number
    PL003679
    Wilson Online Reference
    E14C
    Description
    A wooded landscape, with three figures in the right foreground and others at the doorway of a ruined villa, surrounded by trees behind. To the left a lake and two grottoes are visible.
    Exhibited
    London 2012 (unnumbered)
    Provenance
    Acquired by 1821
    Signature/inscription
    Lettered lower left: Richd. Wilson pinxt. | No.1.; lower centre: A View in the Villa Madama, near ROME, called IL TEATRO: - Pastor Fido, & other Dramas, having been perform'd there. | Publish'd by J.BOYDELL, Engraver in Cheapside, London, 1765.; lower right: Wm. Byrne Sculpt.
    Related Paintings
    P91 The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Petworth House, National Trust
    P91A The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Hagley Hall, Worcestershire
    P91B The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Johannesburg Art Gallery
    P91C The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Private Collection, England
    P91D The Garden of the Villa Madama, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    P91E The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Private Collection, Wales
    Bibliography
    Booth Notes Doc. 6; Edwards 1808, p. 88
    Condition/Conservation
    Conserved by Emma Cox 2012

    Work of Art

    Versions

    • William Byrne (1743-1805)after Wilson, A View in the Villa Madama, near Rome, called Il Teatro: Pastor Fido & other Dramas having been perform'd there, The British Museum
    • William Byrne (1743-1805)after Wilson, A View in the Villa Madama, near Rome, called Il Teatro, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • William Byrne (1743-1805)after Wilson, A View in the Villa Madama, near Rome, called Il Teatro: Pastor Fido & other dramas having been performed there, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
    • William Byrne (1743-1805)after Wilson, View in the Villa Madama, National Museum Wales, Cardiff

    Paintings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Petworth House, National Trust
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Hagley Hall, Worcestershire
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Johannesburg Art Gallery
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Private Collection, England
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), The Garden of the Villa Madama, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), The Hermitage, Villa Madama, Private Collection, Wales

    Exhibitions

    • London, Royal Academy, 8 December 2012 - 17 February 2013

    Biographies

    • William Byrne (1743-1805)

    Documents

    • Edward Edwards, Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born in England; with critical Remarks on their Productions
    • Benjamin Booth, Unpublished Notes, Document 6: List of Engravers after Wilson and Biographical Notes
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