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    Study of Foliage

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    Study of Foliage
    Study of Foliage
    Study of Foliage
    National Galleries of Scotland / Photography by Antonia Reeve
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Study of Foliage
    Date
    c.1754 (undated)
    Medium
    Black and white chalk on blue paper, laid down
    Dimensions
    Metric: 290 x 440 mm
    Imperial: 11 7/16 x 17 5/16 in.
    Collection
    National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. To license images click here.
    Accession Number
    D 4661
    Wilson Online Reference
    D265
    Description
    A group of broad-leaf plants in a shady setting
    Exhibited
    London 1916 (13)
    Provenance
    Earl of Warwick (1818-1893); Herbert Horne (1864-1916); Sir Edward Marsh; presented through the National Art Collections Fund, 1953
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Collectors' marks
    [1] Lower right: Earl of Warwick (Lugt 2600)
    Related Drawings
    D72 Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland (D 4660)
    D266 Study of a Plant, Private Collection, England
    D267 Study of a Plant, Private Collection , England
    Critical commentary
    A smaller sketch of similar foliage by Wilson D266 Study of a Plant, Private Collection, England is inscribed verso: done at the Villa Madama, i.e. when the artist was in Rome (1751-57).
    Bibliography
    Binyon 1916, p. 21; Grigson 1955, no. 30; Baker 2011, p. 413
    More Information
    The Earl of Warwick's sale was held at Christie's on 20-21 May 1896 and chiefly consisted of spectacular Italian, French and Netherlandish Old Master drawings
    Condition/Conservation
    An impressive sheet but disfigured by staining and creases
    Updated by Compiler
    2016-02-08 00:00:00

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland
    • Study of a Plant, Private Collection, England
    • Study of a Plant, Private Collection , England

    Exhibitions

    • London, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1916

    Biographies

    • George Guy Greville Brooke, 4th Earl of Warwick (1818-1893)
    • Sir Edward Howard Marsh (1872-1953)
    • Herbert Horne (1864-1916)

    Documents

    • Christopher Baker, English Drawings and Watercolours 1600-1900, National Gallery of Scotland
    • Laurence Binyon, Exhibition of the Herbert Horne Collection of Drawings
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