House with an outside Staircase

House with an outside Staircase
House with an outside Staircase
House with an outside Staircase
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
House with an outside Staircase
Date
c.1752-53 (undated)
Medium
Black and white chalk on grey paper
Dimensions
Metric: 200 x 258 mm
Imperial: 7 7/8 x 10 1/8 in.
Accession Number
WA1855.141
Wilson Online Reference
D174
Provenance
Chambers Hall Gift, 1855
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower left corner: Chambers Hall (Lugt 551)
[2] Lower left corner: Oxford University Galleries (Lugt 2003)
Mount inscriptions
[1] Upper right corner of washline mount in brown ink: No. 11
Subject
The man is carrying up a plank (it is too heavy for a staff, as it is sometimes thought to be). The location is clearly in Italy.
Critical commentary
This drawing may have assisted in the genesis of the composition of P138 The West Belvedere at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Tate, London
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
1899
Bibliography
Brown 1982, p. 664, no. 1899, pl. 548
Condition/Conservation
Very good quality and condition