An Extensive View of Croome Court, Worcestershire, from the South
Richard Wilson (Penegoes 1714 - Mold 1782)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1758 (monogrammed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
381 x 508 mm
Place of origin
England
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Croome Park, Worcestershire
NT 170904
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Extensive View of Croome Court, Worcestershire, from the South by Richard Wilson R.A. (Pengoes 1714 - Mold 1782), signed with monogram ‘RW’ (R reversed), 1758. Croome Court seen from the south, before the 'Capability' Brown landscaping, with four figures, including a woman with child, and cattle beside a stream in the foreground. In a contemporary carved giltwood frame.
Provenance
George William, 6th Earl of Coventry (1722-1809); on loan to the National Trust by The Croome Heritage Trust since December 2007
Marks and inscriptions
Initials 'RW' (R reversed)
Makers and roles
Richard Wilson (Penegoes 1714 - Mold 1782), artist
References
Constable 1953 W. G. Constable, Richard Wilson, 1953, Page 173, no. 33a