Richard Wilson
(1714–82)

Holt Bridge on the River Dee
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Anecdote...

The Italian tradition of landscape painting and the beauties of the Italian landscape were the factors that caused Wilson's change of allegiance from portraits to landscapes in mid-career. On a visit to the famous waterfall at Terni, he is said to have exclaimed, "Well-done water—by God!"

View the waterfalls at Terni that inspired Wilson.

One of Wilson's beautiful Italian landascapes is shown above. View another one here.

Biographical Note...

Welsh painter. He trained as a portraitist, but after a visit to Italy in the 1750s changed his interest to landscapes. He became the first notable British landscape painter.]

More Information...

READ more about Marmore, the waterfalls at Terni that inspired Wilson. READ more about Terni, Italy. Or find books about Italian Landscape Painting for further reading.

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