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A Rocaille Fountain

Richard Wilson, 1713-1782

Black chalk and stump, heightened with white, on grey paper, surrounded by a lavender mount probable designed by Wilson. One of a series of 68 drawings drawn by Wilson for the second Earl of Dartmouth with whom he travelled to Naples; some sold or dispersed, but 25 rediscovered at Patshull Place in 1948.

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Title of artwork, date

A Rocaille Fountain, 1713-1782

Date supported

1954

Medium and material

Chalk

Dimensions

39 x 51 cm

Grant

210

Total cost

210

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