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    Study of Plants: Three Acanthus Leaves

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    Study of Plants: Three Acanthus Leaves
    Study of Plants: Three Acanthus Leaves
    Study of Plants: Three Acanthus Leaves
    National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Study of Plants: Three Acanthus Leaves
    Date
    c.1752 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk on white laid paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 90 x 91 mm
    Imperial: 3 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.
    Collection
    National Museum Wales, Cardiff. To license image, click here.
    Accession Number
    NMW A 5746
    Wilson Online Reference
    D114
    Provenance
    Purchased from F.R. Meatyard, 24 September 1919
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; inscribed on secondary support (see 'Mount Inscriptions' below)
    Mount inscriptions
    Said to be inscribed on secondary support lower right: 2
    (Unseen by compiler)
    Related Drawings
    D265 Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland (D 4661)
    D266 Study of a Plant, Private Collection, England
    D267 Study of a Plant, Private Collection , England
    Related Paintings
    P127 The Lake of Nemi or Speculum Dianae with Dolbadarn Castle (Diana and Callisto)
    Critical commentary
    A careful and literal study from the life - unusual for Wilson but useful as a model for foliage in such major paintings as P127

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Study of Foliage, National Galleries of Scotland
    • Study of a Plant, Private Collection, England
    • Study of a Plant, Private Collection , England

    Paintings

    • Lake of Nemi or Speculum Dianae with Dolbadarn Castle (Diana and Callisto)

    Biographies

    • Frederick Meatyard (died c.1964)
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