Richard Wilson - The Destruction of Niobe's Children by Richard Wilson

Dark landscape painting with lightning over a lake, a large tree, and small figures in the foreground.

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Richard Wilson - The Destruction of Niobe's Children (1768, NLW), Richard Wilson (1768), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This painting depicts a dramatic landscape under a lightning-filled sky, with a large tree dominating the right side and a rocky cliff on the left. Several small figures are scattered in the foreground, including a reclining body and two kneeling figures, while smoke and fire rise near a distant building beside a lake. The work is Richard Wilson's The Destruction of Niobe's Children, dated 1768, held by Wikimedia Commons.

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1768

Medium

Painting

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain