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Artist
John Whessell (c.1760-1806) after Wilson
Title
Studies & Designs: View of a ruined Tower with a Man and a Donkey in the left Foreground
Date
Published 1811
Medium
Soft-ground etching, with etching
Dimensions
Metric: 155 x 207 mm
Imperial: 6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.
Details
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1863,1114.219
Wilson Online Reference
E60/42
Description
View of a ruined tower with a man and a donkey in the left foreground, looking up at it and a hillside ascending behind to the right
Provenance
Bought from Samuel & Sons, 1863
Signature/inscription
Lettered at the base of the image 'Wilson del | Whessell. Sc'
Critical commentary
From a set of title-page and 37 unbound soft-ground etchings in the British Museum.
Biographies
John Whessell (Active 1760-1799)
Robert Archer (1811)
Documents
Robert Archer,
Studies and Designs by Richard Wilson, done at Rome in the Year 1752
This print is part of the "Studies & Designs British Museum" sketchbook
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