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    Part of a Ruin

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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Part of a Ruin
    Date
    c.1752-56 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk
    Dimensions
    Metric: 204 x 205 mm
    Imperial: 8 x 8 1/16 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.19
    Wilson Online Reference
    D132
    Description
    Two arches, overgrown with plants, surmount a wall, with a ruined tower seen beyond. At the left a man and woman with a child are about to descend a steep slope towards the woods below.
    Provenance
    Given by John Deffett Francis, 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    851/3 (6)
    Bibliography
    Binyon 44

    Biographies

    • John Deffett Francis (1815-1901)

    Documents

    • Laurence Binyon, Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
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