Richard Wilson

Works

Richard Wilson (1714-1782) was a Welsh landscape painter who is often considered the father of English landscape painting. He pioneered the classical landscape tradition and influenced generations of British artists with his idealised depictions of countryside and ruins.

Landscape British 18th Century Oil on Canvas Pastoral Serene Nature Green Watercolor Dramatic Small Scale Trees

An Italian river scene, with the Temple of Clitumnus and ruins, two figures and cows

View on Hounslow Heath

The Destruction of Niobe's Children

'Il Mascherone,' a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese

1749

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