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    View from the Capitol

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    View from the Capitol
    View from the Capitol
    View from the Capitol
    Tate, London 2014
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    View from the Capitol
    Date
    c.1752 (undated)
    Medium
    Graphite and black chalk with white highlights on pink prepared paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 196 x 269 mm
    Imperial: 7 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.
    Collection
    Tate, London. To license image, click here.
    Accession Number
    T09279
    Wilson Online Reference
    D123
    Provenance
    Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Techniques and materials
    Wilson began by applying a chalky, pink wash to the paper. He then worked over the surface with black chalk, using quite light pressure. A similar technique is used in D122 The Aqueduct of Nero, Tate, London.
    Related Drawings
    D122 The Aqueduct of Nero, Tate, London
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    2195
    Condition/Conservation
    Roughly cut round all four edges

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    • Adolf Paul Oppé (1878-1957)
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