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Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

English, 1714-1782
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Richard Wilson 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 first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country". In December 1768 Wilson became one of the founder-members of the Royal Academy. A catalogue raisonné of the artist's work compiled by Paul Spencer-Longhurst is published by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

The son of a clergyman, Richard Wilson was born on 1 August 1714, in the village of Penegoes in Montgomeryshire (now Powys). The family was an established one, and Wilson was first cousin to Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. In 1729 he went to London, where he began as a portrait painter, under the apprenticeship of an obscure artist, Thomas Wright. Wilson could often be found walking around Marylebone Gardens with his acquaintance Baretti heading toward the Farthing Pie House, now known as the Greene Man.

From 1750 to 1757 Wilson was in Italy, and became a landscape painter on the advice of Francesco Zuccarelli. Painting in Italy and afterwards in Britain, he was the first major British painter to concentrate on landscape. He composed well, but saw and rendered only the general effects of nature, thereby creating a personal, ideal style influenced by Claude Lorrain and the Dutch landscape tradition. John Ruskin wrote that Wilson "paints in a manly way, and occasionally reaches exquisite tones of colour". He concentrated on painting idealised Italianate landscapes and landscapes based upon classical literature, but when his painting, The Destruction of the Children of Niobe (c.1759–60), won acclaim, he gained many commissions from landowners seeking classical portrayals of their estates. Among Wilson's pupils was the painter Thomas Jones. His landscapes were acknowledged as an influence by Constable, John Crome and Turner.

Wilson died in Colomendy, Denbighshire on 15 May 1782, and is buried in the grounds of St Mary's Church, Mold, Flintshire.

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Portrait Of Flora Macdonald (1722-1790)

Portrait Of Flora Macdonald (1722-1790)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Figurative
View near Wynnstay, the Seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, BT.

View near Wynnstay, the Seat of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, BT. (1770 - 1771)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
View of the Wilderness in St. James’s Park

View of the Wilderness in St. James’s Park (1770 - 1775)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
View of Tivoli- the Cascatelle and the ‘Villa of Maecenas’

View of Tivoli- the Cascatelle and the ‘Villa of Maecenas’

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Wilton House from the Southeast

Wilton House from the Southeast (1758 - 1760)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River

Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River (c. 1774)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Torre Delle Grotte, Near Naples

Torre Delle Grotte, Near Naples

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Apollo And The Seasons (Classical Landscape)

Apollo And The Seasons (Classical Landscape)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Landscape In Italy

Landscape In Italy

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Small Landscape

Small Landscape

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery

Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery (ca. 1756–57)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
White Monk

White Monk

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
The White Monk

The White Monk

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Figurative
A View Of St. James’s Park, London

A View Of St. James’s Park, London

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
A Summer Evening (Caernarfon Castle)

A Summer Evening (Caernarfon Castle) (1764-1765)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle (ca. 1745)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
The Destruction of Niobe’s Children

The Destruction of Niobe’s Children

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Mythology
An Italian river scene, with the Temple of Clitumnus and ruins, two figures and cows

An Italian river scene, with the Temple of Clitumnus and ruins, two figures and cows

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Landscape 

Landscape  (between 1758 and 1782)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
The White Monk

The White Monk (circa 1760- 1765)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Prince George and Prince Edward Augustus, Sons of Frederick, Prince of Wales, with Their Tutor Dr. F…

Prince George and Prince Edward Augustus, Sons of Frederick, Prince of Wales, with Their Tutor Dr. F… ( 1748 - 1749)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Figurative
Solitude

Solitude (c. 1762-1770)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Temple of Venus, Baiae

Temple of Venus, Baiae (between 1760 and 1765)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Tivoli- The Temple of the Sybil and the Campagna

Tivoli- The Temple of the Sybil and the Campagna (circa 1765)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Cicero with his friend Atticus and brother Quintus, at his villa at Arpinum

Cicero with his friend Atticus and brother Quintus, at his villa at Arpinum (circa 1771)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Cicero’s Villa and the Gulf of Pozzuoli

Cicero’s Villa and the Gulf of Pozzuoli (1773 - 1780)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Dinas Bran from Llangollen

Dinas Bran from Llangollen (between circa 1772 -1775)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Dinas Bran from Llangollen

Dinas Bran from Llangollen (1770 - 1771)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
Dover

Dover (1746 - 1747)

Richard Wilson (English, 1714-1782)
Landscape
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