The partial ruins of a stone lion on a tall pedestal stands at the edge of a body of water in a verdant green landscape in this horizontal painting. The lion statue is broken so only the back half of the body and one front paw remain. The animal’s tail winds through the back legs, and the front paw rests on a ball. The pedestal is chipped and cracked, and some of the surface on the front is worn away to show brick underneath. A pale-skinned man lies on the ground with one elbow propped on the base of the pedestal. His chest is bare. A white cloth drapes over his head, hiding much of his…
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Solitude

painter Richard Wilson (British, 1713/1714 - 1782)

c. 1762/1770

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 142.1 x 210.1 cm (55 15/16 x 82 11/16 in.) ; framed: 163.8 x 231.6 x 7.6 cm (64 1/2 x 91 3/16 x 3 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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