Richard Wilson

British · 1714–1782 · Painter, Printmaker

Richard Wilson was a Welsh painter who specialised in landscape art and worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of… (Wikipedia)

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Richard Wilson was a Welsh painter who specialised in landscape art and worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of landscape for its own sake and was described in the Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales as the "most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country". In December 1768 Wilson became one of the founder-members of the Royal Academy.

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Born 1714, PenegoesDied 1782, Colomendy HallOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q471387 ↗ULAN 500022703 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as late Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wilson, P. Wilson, R.A. Richard Wilson, R.d Wilson, Rd. Wilson, Rich. Wilson, Richard i Wilson and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Richard Wilson, Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery — **Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery**ca. 1756–57 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of George A. Hearn, 1905 — Open Access (…

Richard Wilson, Lake Albano — **Lake Albano**1762 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Richard Wilson, Solitude — **Solitude**c. 1762/1770 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Richard Wilson, House of Pompey at Albano — **House of Pompey at Albano**1753–56 · Black chalk touched with white chalk on gray paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1906 — Open Access (CC0)

Richard Wilson, View of the Colosseum — **View of the Colosseum**1751–56 · Black chalk heightened with white chalk on gray paper; sheet laid down on pink paper mount with double border in brown ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1964 — Open Access (CC0)

Richard Wilson, View of St. Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum — **View of St. Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum**1754 · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk on blue paper; laid down on original paper mount with purple border
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971 — Open Acces…

Richard Wilson, A View in Italy with Mountains in the Distance — **A View in Italy with Mountains in the Distance**c. 1754 · chalk and stumping, heightened with white gouache on buff paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Donald Stone in honor of Guy Pep…

Richard Wilson, Italiaans landschap met twee figuren in een park — **Italiaans landschap met twee figuren in een park**1754 - 1756
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Richard Wilson, Italiaans landschap met enige figuren op een weg — **Italiaans landschap met enige figuren op een weg**1754 - 1756
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Richard Wilson, Valley of the Mawddach with Cader Idris — **Valley of the Mawddach with Cader Idris**
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff

Richard Wilson, Landscape with Bathers — **Landscape with Bathers**1770
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Richard Wilson, Acqua Acetosa, on the Tiber — **Acqua Acetosa, on the Tiber**
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff

Richard Wilson, A River at Sunset — **A River at Sunset**
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff

Richard Wilson, Ruined Tower with Figure — **Ruined Tower with Figure**1770
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

Richard Wilson, A White Monk — **A White Monk**1800
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff

Richard Wilson, The Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury — **The Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury**
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff

Richard Wilson, Welsh Landscape — **Welsh Landscape**
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff

Richard Wilson, Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River — **Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River**c. 1774 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Richard Wilson, 'Il Mascherone,' a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese — **'Il Mascherone,' a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese**c. 1754 · Black chalk with touches of opaque white watercolor on blue laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Richard Wilson, Landscape with Woman and Cows (recto); Sketch of a Landscape (verso) — **Landscape with Woman and Cows (recto); Sketch of a Landscape (verso)**n.d. · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk (recto), and black chalk (verso), on blue laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Richard Wilson, Banks of the River Dee near Eaton Hall, Cheshire — **Banks of the River Dee near Eaton Hall, Cheshire**c. 1759 · Black and white chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Richard Wilson, Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pine in Foreground — **Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pine in Foreground**n.d. · Black chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Richard Wilson, Roman Campagna with Figures — **Roman Campagna with Figures**1756 · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper (faded to brown)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Richard Wilson, Italianate Landscape with Bathers — **Italianate Landscape with Bathers**n.d. · Black chalk on blue wove paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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