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    Study of a Ruin

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    Study of a Ruin
    Study of a Ruin
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Study of a Ruin
    Date
    c.1751 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk
    Dimensions
    Metric: 138 x 188 mm
    Imperial: 5 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.62
    Wilson Online Reference
    D85
    Description
    A large ruined building stands on the right with a glimpse of a plain on the left and before it two figures on some rocks
    Provenance
    Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Signed in black chalk lower left: R W.f.
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    PRN: PDB5685;
    851/4(15)
    Bibliography
    Binyon 48(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
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