Maecena's Villa at Tivoli

Maecena's Villa at Tivoli
Maecena's Villa at Tivoli
Maecena's Villa at Tivoli
National Museum Wales, Cardiff
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Artist
John Le Keux (1783-1846) after Wilson
Title
Maecena's Villa at Tivoli
Date
Published March 1833
Medium
Steel engraving on white paper
Dimensions
Metric: 305 x 338 mm
Imperial: 12 x 13 5/16 in.
Accession Number
NMW A 10922
Wilson Online Reference
E77
Description
Landscape with two women beside a stream in the foreground, one kneeling to fill a vessel. There is antique masonry and a large boulder to their right and a waterfall and prominent antique buildings on a densely forested slope behind.
Provenance
Given by Isaac John Williams, 1920
Signature/inscription
[1] Lettered below the image with the title, 'R. WILSON, PINXT' 'J. LE KEUX, SCULPT.' and production details:'Printed by Mr. Queen | London, Published March 1833, for the Associated Engravers by Mr. John Pye, 42, Cirencester Place.'
[2] Lower right corner, pencil: 20.449
Verso inscriptions
[1] Lower right, pencil: NMWA 10922
Subject
The view is up the gorge of the River Aniene, showing the lower cascades in the middle distance and above them, the ruins of the so-called Villa of Maecenas or Temple of Hercules. The small building on the hillside is the Tempio della Tosse (Temple of Coughing), perhaps a tomb. As noted by Solkin, however, the foreground and middleground seem to be entirely invented, while the villa itself and the temple are shown on a much lower slope than they occupy in reality.
Related Drawings
D260 Villa of Maecenas, Tate, London
Related Prints
E72/7 Thomas Hastings after Wilson, The Villa of Maecenas, The British Museum
E79/2 Robert Brandard after Wilson, Maecenas' Villa at Tivoli, The British Museum
Related Paintings
P71 Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli, Tate, London
P71B Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
P71C Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli (Tivoli, Villa of Maecenas), Private Collection, England
P71D Distant View of Maecenas' Villa, Tivoli, Lady Lever Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
20.449
1920.1
Condition/Conservation
Good condition
Updated by Compiler
2018-02-01 00:00:00