Richard Wilson
Distant View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine, Rome
About this artwork
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artist:Richard Wilson (1713/4 - 1782) Welsh
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title:Distant View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine, Rome
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date created:1751 - 1757
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materials:Black chalk on paper
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measurements:12.80 x 19.00 cm
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credit line:Presented through Art Fund 1953, from the Collection of Sir Edward Marsh
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accession number:D 4658
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Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson
Wilson was the first British artist to paint classical landscapes, inspired by the work of Claude Lorraine and Gaspard Dughet. He was born in Wales, but moved to London to train with Thomas Wright, an established portrait painter. Wilson's early paintings were portraits, but he turned to landscape...