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    The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli
    The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli
    Private Collection, England
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    Metric: 47.9 x 38.4 cm
    Imperial: 18 7/8 x 15 1/8 in.
    Collection
    Private Collection, England
    Wilson Online Reference
    P137D
    Description
    The scene features one of the vast arcaded galleries of what was thought at the time to be the ruined Villa of Maecenas. To the right a monk directs a well-dressed lady carrying papers towards a small archway. On the left a river winds its way behind a poplar or cypress tree. The shadows fall sharply from the upper left.
    Provenance
    James Orrock, 48, Bedford Square, London; Christie's 4 June 1904 (150 - Italian Figures and Ruins - a pair: 42 gns); Mallam's Oxford, 1994 (223); bt by present owner
    Verso inscriptions
    [1] Richard Wilson, Property of James Orrock, oil on canvas, 19 x 15 in.
    [2] Sale stencil: 730AS
    Related Drawings
    D130 Wilson, The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
    Related Prints
    E43 M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Twelve Etchings of Views in Italy - Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    E43A M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
    E43B M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
    E43C M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, Royal Academy of Arts, London
    E43D M.A. Rooker after Wilson,Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    E43E M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    E88 Prior after Wilson, Ruins in Italy, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    Versions
    See 'Links' tab
    Condition/Conservation
    In a nineteenth-century neo-classical frame of wood and gesso. Relined. The painted area has been extended at the edges by about 1 cm all round. The weave of the canvas is showing prominently on account of the relining process.

    Work of Art

    Drawings

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782), The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, The British Museum

    Prints

    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801), after Wilson, Twelve Etchings of Views in Italy - Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801), after Wilson, Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801), after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801), after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, Royal Academy of Arts, London
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801), after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801), after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • T.A. Prior after Wilson, Ruins in Italy, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
    • Thomas Hastings after Wilson, Part of Mecenas' Villa at Tivoli, The British Museum

    Versions

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Study at Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, Tate, London
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
    • Studio of Wilson, Villa of Maecenas, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
    • Studio of Wilson, The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli (Ruins at the Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli), Magdalen College, Oxford

    Additional Images

    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (detail), Private Collection, USA
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (detail), Private Collection, USA
    • Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782) Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (detail), Private Collection, USA
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