An Italian Landscape with a Bridge

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An Italian Landscape with a Bridge
An Italian Landscape with a Bridge
An Italian Landscape with a Bridge
Image courtesy of the Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
An Italian Landscape with a Bridge
Date
c. 1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 152 x 206 mm
Imperial: 6 x 8 1/8 in.
Collection
Location Unknown
Wilson Online Reference
D402
Description
The landscape is dominated by a large building in the middle ground. To its left is the bridge and behind that a tall slim tower. In the left foreground a standing and seated figure have stopped on a large boulder and on the right a fisherman with rod and line creeps along the riverbank.
Provenance
Thomas Hudson [...]; Christie's, London 2 March 1976 (99)
Signature/inscription
Signed in monogram, lower left: R.W.f.
Collectors' marks
[1] Stamp recto, lower right: Thomas Hudson (Lugt 2432)
Critical commentary
This drawing seems to belong to a group associated with Wilson's journey from Venice to Rome in 1751-52