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    Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page

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    Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
    Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
    Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
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    Artist
    John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
    Title
    Studies & Designs done in Rome: Title Page
    Date
    Published 1811
    Medium
    Soft-ground etching
    Dimensions
    Metric: Sheet size: 297 x 227 mm; plate size: 209 x 155 mm
    Imperial: Sheet size: 11 1/16 x 8 15/16 in; plate size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1863,1114.219*
    Wilson Online Reference
    E60/1
    Provenance
    Purchased from Samuel & Sons, 1863
    Signature/inscription
    Etched in cursive script 'Studies & Designs | by | Ri Wilson, | done at Rome in ye Year |1752. | Caffe delle Inglesi.'
    Critical commentary
    Title page of an unbound and unmounted set of soft-ground etchings
    Condition/Conservation
    All plates in good condition on thick laid paper, with occasional staining only. Blue on edges.

    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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