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Rocks and Sea
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Rocks and Sea
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk and stump
Dimensions
Metric: 108 x 142 mm
Imperial: 4 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.59
Wilson Online Reference
D84
Description
A rocky outcrop on the left overhangs the seashore. Two figures stand among smaller rocks to the right with a calm sea visible beyond.
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
851/4(11)
Bibliography
Binyon 38(b)
Condition/Conservation
Some disfiguring foxing by the figures, lower right
Biographies
John Deffett Francis (1815-1901)
Documents
Laurence Binyon,
Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin working in Great Britain preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
