Sphinx In Woodland

Artist William Williams (England, active 1763 - 1800)

Date1798

Mediumdrawing in brown wash over a pencil foundation

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

Dimensions7 1/4 x 10 3/8 inches

AcquisitionPresented in 1957 by Miss Lizzie Hogarth.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationHistoric Loss - research into this object's history and current status is ongoing

Object numberABDAG017664

About MeOne of 99 drawings on 92 leaves of paper from a sketchbook used by William Williams.

A scene in a clearing in a pine wood with a wooded rocky cliff to the left hand side. This is counterbalanced to the right by a cenotaph in the foreground in the form of a sphinge (female sphinx) on a pedastal, with an apparently fallen obelisk on the floor. The cenotaph is framed by the strong vertical line of the pine trees in the centre background.

This drawing, along with 46 other leaves from the same sketchbook, is now untraced. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums is keen to reunite the drawings as one album. If you have any information relating to the current whereabouts of this work please contact Aberdeen Art Gallery.