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Architectural Sketch
Architectural Sketch
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Architectural Sketch
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and black ink on white laid paper
Dimensions
Metric: 121 x 132 mm
Imperial: 4 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.
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Collection
National Museum Wales, Cardiff. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
NMW A 5736
Wilson Online Reference
D54
Description
A family are resting before a large building and tower with a harbour behind on the left
Exhibited
London 1925 (107); Birmingham 1948-9 (68)
Provenance
Thomas Hudson [...]; purchased from R. Meatyard, 8 June 1915
Signature/inscription
Signed in black chalk lower left: R.W.f.
Techniques and materials
The figures are reinforced with heavy black ink in places
Collectors' marks
[1] Stamp lower right: Thomas Hudson (Lugt 2432)
More Information
Note the tiny figures in the background right
Condition/Conservation
Trimmed to border as drawn. Smudgy in places.
Updated by Compiler
2015-12-16 00:00:00
Exhibitions
Birmingham City Art Gallery, 17 November 1948 - 9 January 1949
London, National Gallery, Millbank (Tate Gallery), 26 June - 30 September 1925
Biographies
Frederick Meatyard (died c.1964)
Thomas Hudson (1701-1779)