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Rome: St Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum (© Tate)
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Rome: St Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum

Artist: Richard Wilson (1713/14 - 1782)

Location: Tate

Date: 1753

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 97 x 132 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £7,500 (Total: £83,500)

Vendor: Lady Templemore

Review number: 2525 (1974)

Provenance:
The 2nd Earl of Dartmouth; by descent to Lady Templemore.

Description:
One of a pair painted for William Legge at instigation of Thomas Jenkins, dealer and agent for Englishmen on the Grand Tour. He shared rooms with RW in the Piazza di Spagna.

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