Richard Wilson
The White Monk

ArtistWelsh, 1713/14–1782, active England
CultureWelsh
Titles
  • The White Monk
Datec. 1760–1765
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions36 × 51 1/4 in. (91.4 × 130.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1985.16
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
218 Blaffer Galleries
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DescriptionSee this lecture on the White Monk by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
ProvenancePurchased by either Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, First Baronet (1722–1773), Langley Park, Norfolk, England, or his son, Thomas, Second Baronet (1756–1827), and daughter-in-law, Mary (Palmer), Lady Beauchamp-Proctor (1759–1847); Sir Reginald Proctor Beauchamp, Fifth Baronet (1853–1912), 1880; [consigned by his Trustees, Christie’s, London, May 31, 1946, lot 67, purchased by Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London]; Ivan Stedeford of Tube Investments, 1947; [Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London]; purchased by Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1985.
Exhibition History"British Paintings 1550–1800 from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," Ellen Noël Art Museum, Odessa, Texas, November 13, 2010–January 10, 2011.

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