id:			154962
accession number:	1989.52
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Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River, c. 1774. Richard Wilson (British, 1714–1782). Oil on canvas; framed: 105.5 x 120.5 x 7 cm (41 9/16 x 47 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 89.8 x 105.5 cm (35 3/8 x 41 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1989.52

title:				Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River
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creation date:			c. 1774
creation date earliest:		1769
creation date latest:		1779
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	England, 18th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	P - British before 1800
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Richard Wilson (British, 1714–1782)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 105.5 x 120.5 x 7 cm (41 9/16 x 47 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 89.8 x 105.5 cm (35 3/8 x 41 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Notable Acquisitions
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Notable Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).

	title:		CMA @ Oberlin (second rotation)
	opening date:   2006-04-03T00:00:00
	<i>CMA @ Oberlin (second rotation)</i>. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 3-June 5, 2006).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA, June 7-September 15, 1991: "Notable Acquisitions", CMA Bulletin, 78 (June, 1991), p. 78, repr, color. <br><br>Denver, CO, The Denver Art Museum, December 11, 1993-February 6, 1994: "Gently, Rural, and Subline: English Landscape Paintings and Watercolors, 1750-1850," cat. #<br><br>Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College (4/3/2006 - 6/5/2006): "CMA @ Oberlin (second rotation)"

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PROVENANCE

	Michael Grazebrook (sale: Christie's, London, 21 June, 1890, no. 131)
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	F. Worsely-Taylor (1892, by descent to Miss Dorothea Worsley-Taylor, Christie's, London sale 15 March, 1978, no. 113)
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	Leggatts for Private Collection
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	(Agnews, London)
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	Michael Grazebrook (sale: Christie's, London, 21 June, 1890, no. 131);  F. Worsely-Taylor (1892, by descent to Miss Dorothea Worsley-Taylor, Christie's, London sale 15 March, 1978, no. 113); (Leggatts for Private Collection);  (Agnews, London).
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wall description: 
In the distance the peak of Cader Idris is shown, while riders in the foreground descend toward the river Mawddach. Although almost all of Wilson's earlier pictures of Wales suggest some association with that country's heroic past, here the emphasis is on the pleasing beauty of the land. Another version of this picture is in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Richard Wilson was the first major British artist to specialize in landscape, a focus he pursued intently after a visit to Italy in 1750-6. The countryside around Rome, with its rich associations of ancient grandeur, inspired him to look at landscape as a source of poetry. Back in England his Italian landscapes, which appealed to his patrons (mostly English noblemen) were a great success. He then applied a similar approach to his English and Welsh scenes, treating them as vehicles for ideas and emotions.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Robertson, Bruce. "Notable Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 78
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161319

	Baetjer, Katharine, and Michael Rosenthal. <em>Glorious Nature: British Landscape Painting, 1750-1850</em>. New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1993.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 100; Reproduced: p. 101
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	Chong, Alan. <em>European &amp; American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 260
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	Kidson, Alex. <em>Earlier British Paintings in the Walker Art Gallery and Sudley House</em>. Liverpool, United Kingdom: Liverpool University Press, 2012.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 271, fig. 112
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