Larici from the Convent of the Galoro

1777

Thomas Jones

Associated Names
Thomas Jones

Artist, British, 1742 - 1803

The image shows a landscape with a town in the center-right. The horizon appears high on the left with land meeting water. The sky contains gentle cumulus clouds. Fine brushstrokes detail the architecture and natural scenery. Foliage is depicted close by, leading to the town with domes and towers. The color palette includes blues, grays, and muted earth tones, suggesting early morning or late afternoon light.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite touched with gum arabic on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    New Century Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27 x 41.1 cm (10 5/8 x 16 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.80.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Phillips, 15th April 1985, no. 139); Private collection; (sale, Sotheby's London, 31 March 1999, no. 152.; (C. G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, C.G.Boerner, Salon du Dessin, Paris, 21-26 March 2001, p. 11.

2002

  • Old Master Drawings, C. G. Boerner, New York, 21 January - 8 February 2002, no. 28.

2003

  • Thomas Jones (1742-1803): An Artist Rediscovered, National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, 21 May - 10 August 2003, The National Gallery, London, 12 November 2003 - 15 February 2004, no. 81.

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1997

  • Lyles, Anne, and Robin Hamlyn. British Watercolors from the Oppé Collection. London, 1997: 124.

2003

  • Smith, Greg and Ann Sumner, eds. Thomas Jones (1742-1803): An Artist Rediscovered. Exh. cat. National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff; The National Gallery, London. Wales, New Haven, and London, 2003, no. 81.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: Larici from the Convent of the Galoro / 22 May 1777 TJ-; upper right in graphite: The garden belonging to the Capuchin Convent at Albano; upper left in graphite: C; center left in graphite: sea / monte servelli

Wikidata ID

Q64633254

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