View of La Riccia (Ariccia)

1817

This watercolor depicts Ariccia, a town southeast of Rome that was a popular stop for artists as they traveled through Europe on the Grand Tour. Turner, however, had not yet travelled extensively in Italy. Rather, he was commissioned by architect James Hakewill—who visited the country in 1816 and 1817—to create twenty watercolors to memorialize his journey. Apparently motivated by this project, Turner began an Italian tour soon after, in 1819.

Medium	watercolor and gouache, with scraping, on cream wove paper
Dimensions	Sheet: 5 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (13.6 × 21.5 cm) Mat: 14 × 18 in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
Object Number	2007.8.105
Acquisition	Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007
Status	Off View

Image Caption

Joseph Mallord William Turner, View of La Riccia (Ariccia), 1817, watercolor and gouache, with scraping, on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.105

Select Bibliography

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Provenance

Benjamin Godfrey Windus; Sara Austen, sale, Christie’s, London, 10 Apr. 1889, no. 197, sold to Vokins; [Vokins Gallery]; Robert Strauss; Edward Steinkopff, Esq., sold 24 May 1935 to Thomson; Thomson; Dr. Marc Fitch, sold to Leger; [Leger Galleries, sold to Manton, July 1987]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1987–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.