Richard Wilson
(1713–1782) Welsh landscape painter (1714-1782)
Richard Wilson (United Kingdom, 1713–1782) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Richard Wilson belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Richard Wilson was born in Penegoes and died in Colomendy Hall. Richard Wilson became a member of Royal Academy of Arts. The students included Robert Freebairn, Robert Pollard, and Adolf Friedrich Harper.
One of the best-known works is ‘Llyn-y-Cau, Cader Idris’. The catalogue has 250 works by Richard Wilson with free images. The dated works span the years 1728–1854. Works by Richard Wilson are held by several collections, among them National Museum Cardiff, Tate, Yale Center for British Art, and National Library of Wales Framed works of art collection.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anna Rosina de Gasc, Anna Maria Hilfeling, Allan Ramsay, James Stuart, and Kang Se-hwang.