Who created "View of the Colosseum"?

View of the Colosseum was created by Richard Wilson in 1751–56.

When was "View of the Colosseum" created?

This artwork was created 1751–56.

Yes, View of the Colosseum is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

View of the Colosseum is Black chalk heightened with white chalk on gray paper; sheet laid down on pink paper mount with double border in brown ink.

1751–56

Medium

Black chalk heightened with white chalk on gray paper; sheet laid down on pink paper mount with double border in brown ink

Dimensions

Sheet: 10 3/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.9 × 19.5 cm) Mount: 11 3/4 in. × 9 3/8 in. (29.9 × 23.8 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, 1964

Accession Number

64.45