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    View of Rome with the Basilica of Constantine

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    View of Rome with the Basilica of Constantine
    View of Rome with the Basilica of Constantine
    View of Rome with the Basilica of Constantine
    The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    View of Rome with the Basilica of Constantine
    Date
    c.1752-56 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk, freehand and ruled, on grey laid paper inlaid into modern cream paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 259 x 396 mm
    Imperial: 10 3/16 x 15 9/16 in.
    Collection
    The Courtauld Gallery, London. To license image, click here.
    Accession Number
    D.1952.RW.239
    Wilson Online Reference
    D200
    Exhibited
    Manchester 1925 (8)
    Provenance
    Paul Sandby, sold Christie's 2-4 May 1811; William Esdaile; Richard Johnson; Dr J. Percy; with Frederick Meatyard n.d.; bt Sir Robert Clermont Witt; Witt Bequest 1952
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned.
    Inscribed in pen and iron gall ink lower left: WE
    Collectors' marks
    [1] Recto, lower left: Paul Sandby (Lugt 2112)
    [2] Recto, lower left: William Esdaile (Lugt 2617)
    [3] Recto, lower centre of mount: R. Johnson - R.J. in Gothic script within belt inscribed VIRTUS PATIENTIA VERITAS (Lugt 2216)
    [4] Verso, lower right: Sir Robert Witt
    Verso inscriptions
    Inscribed by William Esdaile in pen and iron gall ink:
    [1] Lower left: 'P Sandbys sale 1811 WE [in monogram] N 630'
    [2] Lower centre: 'The Temple of Peace - - Wilson'
    Condition/Conservation
    Some discolouration lower right. Sheet unevenly trimmed on all sides.

    Exhibitions

    • Manchester City Art Gallery, 22 October - 5 December 1925

    Biographies

    • Sir Robert Clermont Witt (1872-1952)
    • William Esdaile (1758-1837)
    • Frederick Meatyard (died c.1964)
    • Paul Sandby (c.1730-1809)
    • R. Johnson (died c.1877)
    • Dr John Percy (1817-1889)
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