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    A Ruin by the Sea

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    A Ruin by the Sea
    A Ruin by the Sea
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    A Ruin by the Sea
    Date
    c.1752 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk
    Dimensions
    Metric: 117 x 229 mm
    Imperial: 4 5/8 x 9 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.65
    Wilson Online Reference
    D151
    Description
    A ruined rampart in the foreground projects from the right into the sea or lake. There are two figures on the ruin looking down on a bather emerging from the water. Boats and a tower on a mole can be seen beyond.
    Provenance
    Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Bibliography
    Binyon 40(a)

    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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