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    Rocks and Sea

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    Rocks and Sea
    Rocks and Sea
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Rocks and Sea
    Date
    c.1751 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk and stump
    Dimensions
    Metric: 108 x 142 mm
    Imperial: 4 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.59
    Wilson Online Reference
    D84
    Description
    A rocky outcrop on the left overhangs the seashore. Two figures stand among smaller rocks to the right with a calm sea visible beyond.
    Provenance
    Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    851/4(11)
    Bibliography
    Binyon 38(b)
    Condition/Conservation
    Some disfiguring foxing by the figures, lower right

    Biographies

    • John Deffett Francis (1815-1901)

    Documents

    • Laurence Binyon, Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
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