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Grotto of the Sibyl at Tivoli

Drawing
ca.1750-56 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
J Plimer (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)
England (drawn)

Landscape; Ruins, with a cascade near a broken wall, above which are the remains of a circular temple; Drawn in black chalk on grey paper, stumped, slightly washed, and heightened with white.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleGrotto of the Sibyl at Tivoli
Materials and techniques
drawn in black chalk on grey paper, stumped, slightly washed, and heightened with white
Grey Paper
Black Chalk
Drawing (Image-Making)
Heightening
Wash Technique
Brief description
Previously attribted to Wilson, Richard (RA); now thought to be by J. Plimer, an artist who studied under Wilson in Rome. Landscape; Ruins, with a cascade near a broken wall, above which are the remains of a circular temple; Drawn in black chalk on grey paper, stumped, slightly washed, and heightened with white; English School; ca.1850-56
Physical description
Landscape; Ruins, with a cascade near a broken wall, above which are the remains of a circular temple; Drawn in black chalk on grey paper, stumped, slightly washed, and heightened with white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2in
  • Width: 15.7in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
English School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collection-Charles Rogers.
Subjects depicted
Landscape
Cascade
Temple
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Brinsley Ford, The Drawings of Richard Wilson (London: Faber and Faber, 1951), p. 63, no. 79
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.638

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Record createdOctober 29, 2009
Record URL
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