Sir Neville Wilkinson on the Steps of the Palladian Bridge at Wilton House

1904/1905

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

The artwork depicts a figure standing on the steps of the Palladian Bridge at Wilton House. The person is shown in full length, leaning against the railing. The figure's face is indistinct, with minimal features, and the hair is suggested with soft strokes. The individual is dressed in a dark suit. The railing is ornate, with decorative elements, captured in fluid brushstrokes. The background features architectural elements, such as arches, rendered in a loose, impressionistic style with a blend of warm and cool tones. The composition includes light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.6 × 25.3 cm (14 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.93.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ormond/Kilmurray 480

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; bequest to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 140-141, no. 60 (entry by Josephine Rodgers).

Bibliography

1998

  • Ormond, Richard, and Elaine Kilmurray. John Singer Sargent: The Late Portraits. The Complete Paintings, Volume III. New Haven and London, 2003: no. 480.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: To my friend Wilkenson / with apologies / J.S. Sargent; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2472 (circled) / John Sargent / 2472

Wikidata ID

Q64584001

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