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    Richmond 1963
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    Painting in England 1700-1850: Collection of Mr & Mrs Paul Mellon
    Richmond Va., Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
    1963
    Curators
    Many people worked to bring this exhibition to completion. The Mellons' friend, Basil Taylor, an English art historian, advised them on the development of their collection.
    Related Publication
    Exhibition catalogue: Painting in England 1700-1850: Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Mellon, 2 vols, with an introduction by Basil Taylor, designed by John Griffiths [Taylor 1963]
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    This landmark exhibition of 451 objects was the first public showing of the Mellon collection. It included the following paintings and drawings by Wilson, all now in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven:
    P14 A View of Dover (no. 17)
    P47A Lago d'Agnano with Vesuvius (no. 18)
    P48A Lago d'Agnano with the Grotta del Cane - II (no.16)
    P76A Wilton House from the South-East (no. 21)
    P90 The Destruction of Niobe's Children (no. 19)
    P109 Kew Gardens: The Pagoda and Bridge (no. 20)
    D216 Shepherd seated under a Tree (no. 56)
    D316 The Via Nomentana (no. 57)
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    2018-08-30 00:00:00

    Work of Art

    Paintings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Lago d'Agnano with Vesuvius in the Distance (Lago d'Agnano - I), Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Lago d'Agnano with the Grotta del Cane - II (Lago d'Agnano, near Naples II), Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Wilton House from the South East (Wilton House, South East View across the River Nadder), Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Kew Gardens: The Pagoda and Palladian Bridge, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) A View of Dover (A View of Dover Castle), Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Destruction of the Children of Niobe, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven

    Drawings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Via Nomentana, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Shepherd seated under a Tree, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
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