Lot Essay
The present composition, of which numerous variants exist, is recorded in an etching of 1821 after Wilson by Thomas Hastings.
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The Bay of Baiae, with the Temple of Venus and figures in the foreground, Vesuvius beyond
Details
Follower of Richard Wilson, R.A.
The Bay of Baiae, with the Temple of Venus and figures in the foreground, Vesuvius beyond
oil on canvas
34 x 59 in. (87 x 149.4 cm.)
The Bay of Baiae, with the Temple of Venus and figures in the foreground, Vesuvius beyond
oil on canvas
34 x 59 in. (87 x 149.4 cm.)
Provenance
Ballard Collection, Abbey House, Ledbury, Herefordshire, and by descent to Mrs Mary Smith.