Villa Negroni, Rome

Details

Richard Wilson, R.A. (Penegoes 1713/14-1782 Colomendy)
Villa Negroni, Rome
inscribed 'Negroni' (lower centre)
black and white chalk on blue-grey paper
8 ¾ x 7 5/8 in. (22.2 x 19.4 cm.)

Provenance

Richard Ford.
with Colnaghi, London, November 1973.

Literature

B. Ford, The Drawings of Richard Wilson, London, 1951, p. 55, under no. 27.
P. Spencer-Longhurst, Richard Wilson Online, online edition, no. D.404.

Sale room notice

Please note additional literature for this lot: P. Spencer-Longhurst, Richard Wilson Online, online edition, no. D.404.

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Lot Essay

In the late 16th century Pope Sixtus V (1521-1590), while still a cardinal, bought a large estate and villa in the northern part of Rome. In 1696 it was sold to Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Negroni and became known as Villa Negroni. A related drawing is at the British Museum (1881,0212.51), and another in the Brinsley Ford Collection (Richard Wilson online no. D230).
We are grateful to Dr Paul Spencer-Longhurst for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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