Richard Wilson

Lake Avernus with the Temple of Apollo in the distance



Richard Wilson - Lake Avernus with the Temple of Apollo in the distance



Richard Wilson
Lake Avernus with the Temple of Apollo in the distance
1764
41 x 53 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed with initials and dated on stone, lower left: R.W./1764
Sale Bonhams, London, 6 July 2011


Provenance

Captain William Baille, by whom possibly acquired directly from the artist
by descent to Colonel Hugh Baillie
by whom sold at Christie's, London, 15 May 1858 (bought by Farrer)
Louis Huth, by whom sold at Christie's, London, 20 May 1905, nr. 137 (bought by Grego)
Devitt, by whom sold at Christie's, London, 16 May 1924, nr. 174 (bought by Leggatt)
Frederick Seymour Clarke and thence by descent
sale Sotheby's, London, 23 November 2006, nr. 88
sale Bonhams, London, 6 July 2011, nr. 95

Other works by Richard Wilson


Richard Wilson The White Monk
The White Monk
c. 1762

Richard Wilson Westminster Bridge under Construction from the West
Westminster Bridge under Construction from the West
1744

Richard Wilson Torre delle Grotte, near Naples
Torre delle Grotte, near Naples

Richard Wilson Acqua Acetosa, Rome, with figures by the water
Acqua Acetosa, Rome, with figures by the water

Richard Wilson Portrait of Robert Wynne as a boy
Portrait of Robert Wynne as a boy