View of Rome from the grounds of the Villa Madama
attributed to John Plimmer (Dorchester 1722 - Rome 1760)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Black chalk on grey paper
Measurements
514 x 662 mm
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 267161
Summary
Black chalk drawing on grey paper, View of Rome from the grounds of the Villa Madama, attributed to John Plimmer (Dorchester 1722 - Rome 1760).
Provenance
William Lock; his sale, Sotheby's, 3 May 1821 (probably Lot 381); purchased by the Ford family; Captain Richard Ford; sold by Mrs R. Ford, Sotheby's, 19 March 1947 (Lot 90 as by Richard Wilson) purchased by Brinsley Ford and by descent to Augustine Ford. Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Augustine Ford and allocated to the National Trust for Osterley, 2023.
Makers and roles
attributed to John Plimmer (Dorchester 1722 - Rome 1760), artist