Baiae
Drawing
ca.1750-56 (drawn)
ca.1750-56 (drawn)
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Between 1750 and 1756 the landscape painter Richard Wilson made numerous drawings of ancient buildings in and around Rome. He employed a variety of techniques, rubbing the chalk to create an indistinct haze and using a hard graphite point for fine detail. Wilson recommended the use of monochrome chalks to his students so that they would be ‘ground… in the Principles of Light & Shade without being dazzled and misled by the flutter of Colours.’
Object details
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Title | Baiae |
Materials and techniques | drawn with black chalk on grey paper, slightly washed with Indian ink, and heightened with white |
Brief description | Wilson, Richard (RA); Baiae; View of an hexangular building, near a lake; a wood in the background; Drawn with black chalk on grey paper, slightly washed with Indian ink, and heightened with white; English School; 18th century. |
Physical description | Baiae; View of an hexangular building, near a lake; a wood in the background, and a group of four figures in the front; Drawn with black chalk on grey paper, slightly washed with Indian ink, and heightened with white. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
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Summary | Between 1750 and 1756 the landscape painter Richard Wilson made numerous drawings of ancient buildings in and around Rome. He employed a variety of techniques, rubbing the chalk to create an indistinct haze and using a hard graphite point for fine detail. Wilson recommended the use of monochrome chalks to his students so that they would be ‘ground… in the Principles of Light & Shade without being dazzled and misled by the flutter of Colours.’ |
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Accession number | DYCE.647 |
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Record created | October 30, 2009 |
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