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Study of Foreground
Study of Foreground
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Study of Foreground
Date
c.1751 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk, on blue paper
Dimensions
Metric: 151 x 199 mm
Imperial: 5 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.54
Wilson Online Reference
D81
Description
A man can be seen crouching - perhaps drawing - sheltered among some rocks, behind which are two bare trees
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
851/13 (41)
Bibliography
Binyon 50(a)
Updated by Compiler
2016-02-10 00:00:00
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