A Boy wearing a Cap

A Boy wearing a Cap
A Boy wearing a Cap
A Boy wearing a Cap
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
A Boy wearing a Cap
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on white paper
Dimensions
Metric: 144 x 142 mm
Imperial: 5 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.
Accession Number
WA1855.131
Wilson Online Reference
D35
Description
A half-length male figure, facing to the front, his head turned half left and slightly inclined, his proper left hand and arm resting on a table in front of him; he wears a jacket and rounded, close-fitting cap with a small peak.
Exhibited
Baltimore 1979-80 (56)
Provenance
Chambers Hall Gift, 1855
Signature/inscription
Unsigned
Collectors' marks
[1] Lower right corner: Chambers Hall (Lugt 551)
[2] Lower right corner: Oxford University Galleries (Lugt 2003)
Critical commentary
Indications of a drawing verso can be seen through the paper
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
1884
Bibliography
Brown 1982, pp. 657-58, no. 1884, pl. 537
Condition/Conservation
In an old mount with a grey wash border, which has been cut down