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Ruins on the road to Cori
Draughtsman: Labruzzi, Carlo
History note: Alleged to have been found in a bombed house in London during the 2nd World War; perhaps part of the stock of W. Palmer; with John Manning
From the Biffen Fund.
Height: 382 mm
Width: 536 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1960) by John Manning
From a set of watercolours originally bound in four volumes, a record of Sir Richard Colt Hoare's journey along the Via Appia in 1789, which he described in his 'Recollections Abroad' during the years 1788, 1789, 1790, II, 1815, pp. 259-334, and later in his 'A Classical Tour through Italy and Sicily', 1819, pp. 57-118.
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper
Accession number: PD.9-1960
Primary reference Number: 7487
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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