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An Inn Servant
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
An Inn Servant
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white, on grey paper
Dimensions
Metric: Sheet size: 430 x 263 mm
Imperial: Sheet size: 16 15/16 x 10 3/8 in.
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Collection
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. To license image, click here.
Accession Number
WA1855.136
Wilson Online Reference
D33
Description
Whole length male figure standing, slightly turned to proper left, his hands folded in front of him; he wears an apron, loose-fitting jacket, and small, turban-like cap.
Provenance
Chambers Hall Gift, 1855
Signature/inscription
Unsigned
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower left corner: Chambers Hall (Lugt 551)
[2] Lower left corner: Oxford University Galleries (Lugt 2003)
Mount inscriptions
Inscribed on old grey wash lined mount: No. 8 [Inventory number of Chambers Hall Gift]
Related Drawings
D32
SeatedGirl
, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Critical commentary
Drawn from the life, an old inscription on the mount denotes this drawing as No. 8 of a series of figure drawings made during Wilson's travels in Italy. D32
Seated Girl
, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, was also part of the series (No. 2)
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
1886
Bibliography
Ford 1951, p. 54, no. 17; WGC, p. 107; Brown 1982, p. 658, no. 1886, pl. 539
Updated by Compiler
2015-12-11 00:00:00
Work of Art
Drawings
Seated Girl
, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Biographies
Chambers Hall (1786-1855)
Documents
William George Constable,
Richard Wilson
Brinsley Ford,
The Drawings of Richard Wilson
David Blayney Brown,
Catalogue of the Collection of Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum, Volume IV: The Earlier British Drawings, British Artists and Foreigners working in Britain born before c.1775