Richard Wilson RA (Welsh 1714-1782)

Richard Wilson RA (Welsh 1714-1782)

Study of a rocky landscape with a building

Signed indistinctly (lower right)

Pencil

16.9 x 21.2cm; 6¾ x 8¼in

Provenance:

Dr Carl Robert Rudolf (1884-1974) (Lugt 2811b) (according to label written by Edward Croft-Murray);

From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980)

Edward Croft-Murray believed this to be a study for The White Monk, one of Richard Wilson's most famous and popular paintings, which he repeated on a number of occasions.