A Sandalo

A Sandalo
A Sandalo
A Sandalo
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
A Sandalo
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on white paper
Dimensions
Metric: 109 x 179 mm
Imperial: 4 1/2 x 7 in.
Accession Number
WA1855.148
Wilson Online Reference
D19
Description
A close view of the boat seen from the side with the bows to the right and a gondolier at bows and stern, on either side of a rounded canopy.
Provenance
Chambers Hall Gift, 1855
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower right corner: Chambers Hall (Lugt 551)
[2] Lower right corner: Oxford University Galleries (Lugt 2003)
Related Prints
E19 Roberts after Wilson, L'Anconetta, an Island near Venice, The British Museum
Related Paintings
P113 L'Anconetta with Venice beyond, Private Collection, USA
P113B Studio of Wilson, View of L'Anconetta, near Venice, Private Collection
NWP113D Ascribed to Wilson, 'L'Anconetta near Venice, a Sketch, Private Collection, England
Critical commentary
This drawing from the life was probably connected with the composition of P113 L'Anconetta with Venice beyond, Private Collection, USA and other versions
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
1897
Bibliography
WGC, p. 192, pl. 66b; Brown 1982, pp. 663-64, no. 1897
More Information
Mounted with D172 A Roman Altar at Palestrina, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford (WA1855.134)
Condition/Conservation
In an old mount with a pinkish-grey wash border