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1713/14 - 1782. Wilson was a pioneer of landscape painting in Britain. He visited Italy and, in Rome, met the French painter Joseph Vernet, who encouraged his interest in landscape. Like Vernet, Wilson was deeply influenced by the work of Claude and Gaspard Dughet, and he interpreted the English and Welsh landscapes in their manner after his ...
Richard Wilson RA (1 August 1714 – 15 May 1782) was an influential Welsh landscape painter, who worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of landscape for its own sake [1] [2] and was described in the Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales as the "most distinguished painter Wales has ever ...
Jul 31, 2020 · Richard Wilson (1713/1714–1782) Yale Center for British Art. It was bought by the Duke of Cumberland, uncle of George III, and became the pivotal composition of Wilson's career, paving the way for his nomination as a Founding Member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768.
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Richard Wilson (1 August 1714 – 15 May 1782) was an influential Welsh landscape painter, who worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of landscape for its own sake and was described in the Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales as the "most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the ...
Richard Wilson RA (1 August 1714 – 15 May 1782) was an influential Welsh landscape painter, who worked in Britain and Italy.
- British
- August 1, 1714
- Penegoes, Montgomeryshire, United Kingdom
- May 15, 1782
Artworks. Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli, Italy Richard Wilson (1713/1714–1782) Museum of Gloucester. Italian River Scene with Figures Richard Wilson (1713/1714–1782) Victoria and Albert Museum. Italian View Richard Wilson (1713/1714–1782) St Hilda's College, University of Oxford.
Profile. Royal Academician. Foundation Member. Born: 1 August 1713 in Penegoes. Died: 11 May 1782. Nationality: British. Elected RA: 10 December 1768. Librarian: 5 December 1776 - 11 May 1782. Gender: Male. Preferred media: Painting. Works by Richard Wilson in the RA Collection. 25 results. Richard Wilson RA. Solitude, 4 June 1778.