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Peasants near a Building
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Peasants near a Building
Peasants near a Building
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Peasants near a Building
Date
c.1752-54 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 153 x 227 mm
Imperial: 6 x 8 15/16 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.39
Wilson Online Reference
D142
Description
Three figures are seated on the ground on the left while two others bend over them, one on each side. There is a well on the right and behind it a house, with a tree rising above a wall.
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
851/9(19)
Bibliography
Binyon 53(b)
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