Dover Castle (painting)
Painting by Richard Wilson
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Dover Castle is a c.1747 landscape painting by the British artist Richard Wilson.[1] It features a panoramic view of the port town of Dover in Kent with Dover Castle seen in the distance. It is likely the figure seated at an easel in the foreground is a self-portrait of the artist.[2][3] The painting is also known as View of Dover.[4] It was the first of his landscape paintings to be engraved. He dedicated the engraving to the influential politician the Duke of Dorset, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.[5] A few years later Wilson left for his lengthy stay in Italy which fundamentally altered his style.
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| Artist | Richard Wilson |
| Year | c.1747 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 90.5 cm × 116.8 cm (35.6 in × 46.0 in) |
| Location | National Museum of Wales, Cardiff |
Wilson produced several versions of the scene. One is now in the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, which acquired it in 1928.[6] Another smaller, version is in the Yale Center for British Art in Connecticut, as part of the Paul Mellon Collection.[7]
