A Storm at daybreak with Ceyx, Alcione, Ovid and Metam
Details
Richard Wilson, R.A.* (1714-1782)
A Storm at daybreak with Ceyx, Alcione, Ovid and Metam
oil on canvas--unframed
39 x 50in. (101 x 127cm.)
A Storm at daybreak with Ceyx, Alcione, Ovid and Metam
oil on canvas--unframed
39 x 50in. (101 x 127cm.)
Provenance
Possibly A.M. Mundy.
Albert Du Vannes, New York, 1942.
Alberto Baccolini, Buenos Aires, 1950.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, July 2, 1954, lot 50 (8gns. to Wiggins).
C.H. Sherwood; Christie's, London, June 19, 1970, lot 36.
Albert Du Vannes, New York, 1942.
Alberto Baccolini, Buenos Aires, 1950.
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, July 2, 1954, lot 50 (8gns. to Wiggins).
C.H. Sherwood; Christie's, London, June 19, 1970, lot 36.
Literature
W.G. Constable, Richard Wilson, 1953, p. 166, no. 25a.
E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Paintings, 1981, p. 417, illustrated.
E. Waterhouse, The Dictionary of British 18th Century Paintings, 1981, p. 417, illustrated.
Exhibited
Derby, 1870, no. 6.
Buenos Aires, Galleries Witcomb, 1950, no. 118.
Buenos Aires, Galleries Witcomb, 1950, no. 118.
Sale room notice
David Solkin, in a letter dated December 22, 1997 notes that there is another version of the present lot in the National Museum of Wales, and that the provenance cited for the present picture may apply to that painting.