Artwork
A View in Italy with Mountains in the Distance
A View in Italy with Mountains in the Distance is a gouache drawing by the Romanticist artist Richard Wilson. It dates from 1754 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
A View in Italy with Mountains in the Distance is a drawing by Richard Wilson, executed circa 1754 in chalk, stumping, and white gouache on buff paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a serene Italian landscape featuring rolling hills, a distant village, a solitary tree in the foreground, and sparse human and animal activity along a dirt path, evoking a sense of peacefulness.
Technique & Style
Wilson employed a combination of chalk, stumping, and white gouache to achieve a gentle, sketchy appearance, characteristic of quick landscape studies during this period.
History & Provenance
The work is part of the collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Richard Wilson (1 August 1714 – 15 May 1782) was a Welsh painter who specialised in landscape art and worked in Britain and Italy.
