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Baths of Diocletian, Rome. Etching by J. Gandon after R. Wilson.

Wild countryside with a stormy sky; two men in prayer before a cross. Engraving by J. Roberts after R. Wilson.

Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome: panoramic views. Etching by J. Hastings after R. Wilson.

Alcyone discovers the dead body of her husband Ceyx and attempts to throw herself off a cliff into the sea. Line engraving with etching by William Woollett after Richard Wilson, 1769.

Niobe and her children in despair as Apollo aims an arrow at them. Engraving by W. Sharp and S. Smith after R. Wilson.

The children of Niobe are shot with arrows by Apollo. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1761, after R. Wilson.

John Hamilton Mortimer sketching out of doors among monumental ruins. Lithograph by J.R. Jobbins.

The Vatican viewed from the surrounding countryside. Engraving by S. Middiman, 1764, after R. Wilson.

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Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782

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Niobe and her children in despair as Apollo aims an arrow at them. Engraving by W. Sharp and S. Smith after R. Wilson.

The children of Niobe are shot with arrows by Apollo. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1761, after R. Wilson.

John Hamilton Mortimer sketching out of doors among monumental ruins. Lithograph by J.R. Jobbins.

The Vatican viewed from the surrounding countryside. Engraving by S. Middiman, 1764, after R. Wilson.

Temple of Minerva Medica, Rome: panoramic views. Etching by J. Hastings after R. Wilson.