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The image shows a landscape with a low horizon, including buildings with a prominent tower against the sky. Figures are near large trees on the left, with land gently sloping towards the buildings. In the background, there are softly rendered mountains and a sky with pale clouds. The color palette is subdued with grays and earthy browns. The artwork uses soft brushstrokes and shading.
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The image shows a landscape with a low horizon, including buildings with a prominent tower against the sky. Figures are near large trees on the left, with land gently sloping towards the buildings. In the background, there are softly rendered mountains and a sky with pale clouds. The color palette is subdued with grays and earthy browns. The artwork uses soft brushstrokes and shading.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A View in Italy with Mountains in the Distance

Richard Wilson

Date
c. 1754
Medium
chalk and stumping, heightened with white gouache on buff paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.7 × 42.7 cm (10 7/8 × 16 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2022.40.47
Credit line
Gift of Donald Stone in honor of Guy Peppiatt
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • Tree
  • Mountain
  • animal
  • Building
  • Figures
Provenance

Dr. Thomas Monro [1759-1833]; (his sale, Christie's, London, 24 March 1804); purchased by Edward Kershaw; George Lake; (Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., until 1989, inv. no. CM 1051); private collection until 2017; (Guy Peppiatt Fine Arts, London); purchased 2018 by Donald Stone [1942 - 2020] New York, 2018; bequest to NGA, 2021.

NGA object ID 215587. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.