The Colosseum, Rome
Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis
Height: 563 mm
Width: 455 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1821) by Whittaker, J. W.
For other views of the Colosseum, see nos. 3613, 3614, 3615 and 3619
Black wash
Watercolour
Gouache
Support composed of paper ( stuck down on a Piranesi print (one of his vedute dir Roma: The Palazzo della Consueta., Focillon 737. Hind 22, (?1749) which is inscribed - 'Veduta del Palazzo fabbricato sul Quirinale per le Segreterie de Brevi a della Sacra Consuta')
Watercolour : Watercolour and gouache on paper, with painted black margin, stuck down on a print
Accession number: 3612
Primary reference Number: 6164
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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