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The Forum Romanum, Rome with the Basilica of Constantine, looking towards the Colosseum and the Arch of Titus
Draughtsman: Pars, William
History note: With the Walker Galleries, London; bt. Agnew 1956; C.I. Williams; with Agnew (see letter in box-file)
From the R.H. Biffen Fund.
Height: 368 mm
Width: 553 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1959-02) by Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour on paper
Accession number: PD.1-1959
Primary reference Number: 12210
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: PD.62-1958
Accession Number: PD.248-1963
Accession Number: 103
Accession Number: 2922
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