A View of the River Dee
Maker
(Artists)
1714-1782
1714-1782
Title
A View of the River Dee
Date of Production
c. 1760
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 68.5 cm (canvas)
Width: 115 cm (canvas)
Width: 115 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.2005.XX.2
Mode of Acquisition
Jeanne Courtauld, bequest, 2005 (May)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
A founding member of the Royal Academy, Richard Wilson was one of the first British artists to promote landscape as a subject in its own right. He produced a number of views of the River Dee in Cheshire, stretching to the hills of his native Wales in the distance. Like many of Wilson’s paintings, this landscape presents an idealised view of nature, emphasising its harmony and serenity. The warm golden light that bathes the composition is a reminder of Wilson’s recent seven-year stay in Italy (1750–57).
Provenance
John Sewell Courtauld (d.1942); Miss Jeanne Courtauld (by descent); Jeanne Courtauld Bequest 2005
Exhibition History
The Courtauld Collects - 20 Years of Acquisitions, Somerset House & London & England, 17/06/2010-19/09/2010
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