Biography Richard Wilson

Publication Born in Wales in the Family of a Priest, In, Mved to London, Were He Worked as a Portrait Painter. In Years Traveled to Italy, Where, On the Advice of Francesco Zuccarelli Turned to Landscape Painting - Tus Becomping the First Major British Artist, Who Devoteded Himself Mainly to Landscape. Returning to England, Wilson Came in Among The 40 Founding Members of the Royal Academy of Arts.

The Son of A Protestant Pastor, Wilson Receved a Classical Education. More Important for HIS Artistic Career Began Painting "Shelter for FoundLings" And "ST George", Donated to the Orphanage for FoundLings, Wherey Are to This Day. Museum of Wales. He diligently Engaged in the Landscape; HIS First Work, Written in Italian, Reflecting The Style of Zuccarelli and Marco Ricci. Museum Wales; "Rome, View from Poite Mall", Ibid.

He was deeply work -based ABOUT THEAUTY of the Roman CountrySide and Scenry At Tivoli, Albano, Castle Gandolfo and Lake Nemi, Which He Wrote on His Returna Return From Italy "Villa Adriana in Tivoli", Approx. In Wilson Returns to London and the Rest of His Life Devote Himself to the Work on Three Themes: The Views of Itly with The Classic Characters Or Robbers, Classic Englishi Landscapes, Especially Welsh, And, Finally, The Types of Country Houses.

By Order of the Earl of Pembroke, Wilson Writes, Five Kinds of Wilton "Wilton House, Collection Earl of Pembroke, Which Arecterized by Dramatic Contrasts of Light And Andes Shade and Are Someting Much More than Just a Picture of A Specific Location; It Reflects Not only the Memories of the Artist ABOUT ITALY, BUT Light-FILLED LANDSCAPES OF THE CAPE. In Wilson Performed His Most Famous Historic Landscape in the Spirit of S.

Rosa "Death of Children of Niobe" NOT Preserved. As a Member of the Society of Arts, He Puts in 36 of Their Works. The he became a member of the kor. Academy of Arts, Where Exhibits 30 Works. Howver The Artist Was Unable to Obtain The Patronage of King George III, WHO Preferred Landscapes, Zuccarelli More Appropriate to the Rococo Style. Ruskin Wrote that "With Richard Wilson in England, The Appears Art is Captivating in Its Simplicity OF LANDSCADE ON THE Thinking and Love For NATURA.

Nottingham Museum, in Which The Impregnable Majesty of the Mountains Is Depicted with A Purely Classical Clarity. In Their Vacation Homes, Serene and Majestic, The Artist Breaks with The Faceless Art of Topographical Style. The Work of Wilson Is Represented in the Nat. In in London, Cardiff and New Haven Hosted a Retrospective Exchibition of His Work.