The Baths of Ischia

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Artist/Maker	Wilson, Richard (RA) (artist)
Place of origin	Italy (drawn)

The Baths of Ischia; The sea on the right, with hills rising in the background; two women gather rushes in the foreground, a third stands in the distance, with her child, looking on; Drawn in black chalk on grey paper, very slight and heightened with white, softened with the stump.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	The Baths of Ischia
Materials and techniques	drawn in black chalk on grey paper, very slight and heightened with white, softened with the stump Grey Paper Black Chalk Drawing (Image-Making) Heightening
Brief description	Wilson, Richard (RA); The Baths of Ischia; Two women gather rushes in the foreground; Drawn in black chalk on grey paper, very slight and heightened with white, softened with the stump; English School; 18th century.
Physical description	The Baths of Ischia; The sea on the right, with hills rising in the background; two women gather rushes in the foreground, a third stands in the distance, with her child, looking on; Drawn in black chalk on grey paper, very slight and heightened with white, softened with the stump.
Dimensions	Height: 10in Width: 15.9in 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
Subjects depicted	Sea Hills Women Plants, Rushes
Place depicted	Ischia (Island)
Bibliographic reference	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.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.642

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Record created	October 29, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1139667/the-baths-of-ischia-drawing-wilson-richard-ra/

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