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Baiae

Drawing
ca.1750-56 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Wilson, Richard (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

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

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleBaiae
Materials and techniques
drawn with black chalk on grey paper, slightly washed with Indian ink, and heightened with white
Grey Paper
Black Chalk
Indian Ink
Drawing (Image-Making)
Heightening
Wash Technique
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.9in
  • Width: 16.2in
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
Landscape
Lake
Wood
Figures
Place depicted
Baiae
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.’
Bibliographic references
  • Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters and Methods since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 80, fig. 57
  • 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.647

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Record createdOctober 30, 2009
Record URL
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