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    Artist
    John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
    Title
    Studies & Designs: View of a ruined Building with a Spire seen above the Remains of a Wall
    Date
    Published 1811
    Medium
    Soft-ground etching, etching
    Dimensions
    Metric: 155 x 209 mm
    Imperial: 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1863,1114.253
    Wilson Online Reference
    E60/11
    Description
    View of a ruined building with a spire seen above the remains of a wall, visible in the middle distance. Two figures rest amongst classical rubble in the left foreground before a portico - alll within an etched rectangular border.
    Provenance
    Bought from Samuel & Sons, 1863
    Signature/inscription
    Lettered below the image 'Wilson del. | Whessell Sc'
    Subject
    The subject may be intended as an elegiac meditation on past architectural glories
    Related Drawings
    D53/6 Studies and Designs done in Rome in the Year 1752, p. 6
    Versions
    See 'Links' tab
    Critical commentary
    From a set of small soft-ground etchings by Whessell at the British Museum ( E60/1- E60/44). These were made after Wilson's drawings in the sketchbook of the same title at the Victoria & Albert Museum (D53-D53/81). The present one is taken from p. 6 (D53/6). In 1811 the etchings were published by the Oxford-based publisher, Robert Archer in more than one format - this one with an introduction and list of subscribers.
    More Information
    Archer 1811, p. 7
    Updated by Compiler
    2017-09-19 00:00:00

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Studies and Designs done in Rome in the Year 1752, p. 6

    Versions

    • John Whessell (c.1760-1806)after Wilson, View of a ruined Building with a Spire seen above the Remains of a Wall, National Museum Wales, Cardiff

    Biographies

    • John Whessell (Active 1760-1799)
    • Robert Archer (1811)

    Documents

    • Robert Archer, Studies and Designs by Richard Wilson, done at Rome in the Year 1752
    This print is part of the "Studies & Designs British Museum" sketchbook
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