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The Baths of Ischia
The Baths of Ischia
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
The Baths of Ischia
Date
c.1753 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on grey paper, very slight and heightened with white, softened with stump
Dimensions
Metric: 254 x 404 mm
Imperial: 10 x 15 15/16 in.
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Collection
Victoria & Albert Museum, London. To license image, click here
Accession Number
DYCE.642
Wilson Online Reference
D220
Description
This drawing shows the Baths of Ischia with the sea on the right and hills rising in the background. Two women gather rushes in the foreground, a third stands in the distance, with her child looking on.
Provenance
Bequeathed by the Revd Alexander Dyce 1869
Related Paintings
P58
The Baths of Ischia, near Naples
, Tate, London
Critical commentary
The drawing was made on the spot.
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
Link to WG Constable Archive Record
WGC/1/1/92
Work of Art
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
The Baths of Ischia, near Naples
, Tate, London
Biographies
The Revd Alexander Dyce (1798-1869)