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Temple of the Sun and Moon, Rome
Draughtsman: Clérisseau, Charles Louis
Height: 423 mm
Width: 585 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
In fact, the cella of the Temple of Venus and Roma - see Nash pp. 496 and 499 (pl. 1318)
Black chalk
Bodycolour
Black wash
Whitening
Support composed of paper ( stuck down)
Watercolour : Bodycolour heightened with white, in front of black chalk underdrawing, on paper, with black wash margin, stuck down
Accession number: 3672
Primary reference Number: 6244
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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