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    Tomb near Rome

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    Tomb near Rome
    Tomb near Rome
    Tomb near Rome
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Tomb near Rome
    Date
    c.1752-54 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk and stump on blue-green paper (unfinished)
    Dimensions
    Metric: 181 x 244 mm.
    Imperial: 7 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1881,0212.61
    Wilson Online Reference
    D100
    Description
    A vast circular tomb is seen on the left, with a stone pine and shadowy foliage to the right and buildings and a bridge over the Tiber beyond suggested in outline
    Provenance
    Donated by John Deffett Francis, 1881
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Verso inscriptions
    Verso invisible
    Critical commentary
    Unfinished outline sketch, possibly drawn en plein air
    Bibliography
    Binyon 18(b)
    More Information
    In same mount as D99 On the Outskirts of Rome, The British Museum
    Condition/Conservation
    Stained in places

    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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