Ruins in a Landscape

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Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond

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Artist

Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)

Title

Ruins in a Landscape

Date

c.1753-54 (undated)

Medium

Black chalk, heightened with white, on grey paper

Dimensions

Metric: 77 x 190 mm
Imperial: 3 x 7 1/2 in.

Collection

Private Collection, England

Accession Number

RF83

Wilson Online Reference

D234

Description

To the left are trees and a ruin. A larger ruin stands in the centre, with other buildings behind and several small figures at intervals.

Exhibited

Exeter 1946 (27 - Ruins); Birmingham 1948-49 (99b); London 1949 (98b)

Provenance

William Lock of Norbury; his sale, Sotheby's, London 3-7 May 1821; Marianne Ford; thence by descent

Signature/inscription

Unsigned, no inscription

Bibliography

Walpole Society 1998-I, p. 71, RF83

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