Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery

ca. 1756–57

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 16 7/8 x 21 1/8 in. (42.9 x 53.7 cm)
Collection no.: 05.32.3
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Richard Wilson. Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery — Richard Wilson. ca. 1756–57.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 16 7/8 x 21 1/8 in. (42.9 x 53.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of George A. Hearn, 1905.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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