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Rocks and Figures
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Rocks and Figures
Date
c.1751-52 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Metric: 143 x 197 mm
Imperial: 5 5/8 x 7 13/16 in.
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Collection
The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1881,0212.71
Wilson Online Reference
D89
Description
The shore of a pool with boulders and bushes on the left and a group of four figures right.
Provenance
Given by John Deffett Francis, February 1881
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
851/3(7)
Bibliography
Binyon 45(b)
Condition/Conservation
Some spotting at mid and lower left
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
