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    Lake of Nemi with two Friars

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    Lake of Nemi with two Friars
    Lake of Nemi with two Friars
    Lake of Nemi with two Friars
    Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    Lake of Nemi with two Friars
    Date
    1753-54 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk, heightened with white, on grey paper, softened with stump
    Dimensions
    Metric: 248 x 402 mm
    Imperial: 9 3/4 x 15 13/16 in.
    Collection
    Victoria & Albert Museum, London. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    DYCE.643
    Wilson Online Reference
    D221
    Description
    Part of Lake Nemi is on the right, with well-wooded banks and cloud-capped mountains in the distance. Two monks are conversing in the foreground and a group of three people can be seen at some distance from them.
    Provenance
    Bequeathed by the Revd Alexander Dyce 1869
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; no inscription
    Related Prints
    E72/3 Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, The British Museum
    E72/3A Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, The British Museum
    Related Paintings
    P159 Lake Nemi with two Friars, Private Collection, England and other versions
    Critical commentary
    According to W.G. Constable, 'said to have been made in 1753.'
    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; WGC, pl. 94a

    Work of Art

    Prints

    • Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake of Albano, The British Museum
    • Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Lake Albano, The British Museum

    Paintings

    • Lake Nemi with two Friars, Private Collection, England
    • Lake Nemi with two Friars, Private Collection

    Documents

    • William George Constable, Richard Wilson
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