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    Study of Buildings with a Church in the Distance (Tivoli)

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    Study of Buildings with a Church in the Distance (Tivoli)
    Study of Buildings with a Church in the Distance (Tivoli)
    Study of Buildings with a Church in the Distance (Tivoli)
    Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Study of Buildings with a Church in the Distance (Tivoli)
    Date
    c.1752-54 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk on grey-green paper, very slightly heightened with white
    Dimensions
    Metric: 259 x 198 mm
    Imperial: 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 in.
    Collection
    Victoria & Albert Museum, London. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    DYCE.657
    Wilson Online Reference
    D166
    Description
    A study of buildings with a church in the distance and an artist seated painting under a parasol or umbrella on the left in the foreground. On the reverse, there is a sketch of a cascade at Tivoli.
    Provenance
    Bequeathed by the Revd Alexander Dyce 1869
    Signature/inscription
    [1] Inscribed upper right in graphite in Wilson's hand: Tivoli
    [2] Inscribed lower right in black ink: 657
    Verso inscriptions
    No inscription but a full page drawing in black and white chalk of the falls and surrounding cliffs at Tivoli
    Previous Cat/Ref Nos
    DG 7
    Bibliography
    DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce, London : South Kensington Museum, 1874, p. 97; Conisbee 1996, pp. 44-45, fig. 16
    Link to WG Constable Archive Record
    WGC/1/1/129
    Location featured in work
    Probably Tivoli
    Condition/Conservation
    Some faint foxing overall. An old flattened fold runs diagonally across from the upper left corner. Old repaired tears upper and lower left and upper right.
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    2016-03-24 00:00:00

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