Landscape with spreading Trees

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Landscape with spreading Trees
Landscape with spreading Trees
Landscape with spreading Trees
The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Landscape with spreading Trees
Date
c.1758-60 (undated)
Medium
Black and white chalk on grey laid paper laid down
Dimensions
Metric: 192 x 263 mm
Imperial: 7 9/16 x 10 3/8 in.
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2100
Wilson Online Reference
D346
Description
Two large trees in full leaf are seen on the banks of a river to the right of a wall extending from the left
Provenance
Sotheby's n.d.; Sir Robert Clermont Witt; Witt Bequest 1952
Signature/inscription
Unsigned, no inscription
Collectors' marks
[1] Sir Robert Witt on old mount recto lower left
Critical commentary
The drawing may have been executed after Wilson's return from Italy in 1757.
Condition/Conservation
Still in old mount. Discolouration upper left corner.