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Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
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Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
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The Trustees of the British Museum
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Artist
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson
Title
Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
Date
Published 29 January 1776
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
182 x 258 mm
Dimensions
7 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.
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The British Museum.
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Accession Number
1859,0709.824
Wilson Online Reference
E32A
Description
An extensive view from within the shadow of a wide arch of the temple to villas and gardens in the sunlight beyond. A great white cloud can be seen in the sky. Two women and a child are in the foreground with other figures further off and a beggar by the wall on the left.
An extensive view from within the shadow of a wide arch of the temple to villas and gardens in the sunlight beyond. A great white cloud can be seen in the sky. Two women and a child are in the foreground with other figures further off and a beggar by the wall on the left.
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Provenance
Purchased from A.E. Evans & Sons, 403 Strand, London, July 1859
Purchased from A.E. Evans & Sons, 403 Strand, London, July 1859
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image: [1] Upper left: R. Wilson del. [2] Upper right: M. Rooker sc. [3] Centre: <i>TEMPLE</i> of PEACE. [4] Publication line: Published Jan: 29 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
Lettered below the image:
[1] Upper left: R. Wilson del.
[2] Upper right: M. Rooker sc.
[3] Centre:
TEMPLE
of PEACE.
[4] Publication line: Published Jan: 29 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.
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The Temple of Peace was the common name for the Roman forum built by the Emperor Vespasian. It was a favourite with artists of the time including Piranesi.
The Temple of Peace was the common name for the Roman forum built by the Emperor Vespasian. It was a favourite with artists of the time including Piranesi.
Related Subjects
Related Drawings
D104 <i>The Temple of Peace, Rome</i>, The British Museum (1859,0709.112)
D104
The Temple of Peace, Rome
, The British Museum (1859,0709.112)
Related Prints
E43 Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, <i>Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli</i> and other impressions
E43 Michael 'Angelo' Rooker,
Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli
and other impressions
Versions
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See 'Links' tab
Related Paintings
Related Works by Other Artists
Francis Towne <i>Roman Landscape</i>, watercolour, 1795, Gorringe's Auctions, Lewes, 25 February 2015 (1173)
Francis Towne
Roman Landscape
, watercolour, 1795, Gorringe's Auctions, Lewes, 25 February 2015 (1173)
Critical commentary
This print is based on Wilson's drawing now in the British Museum (D104), where his adoption of an unconventional viewpoint beneath the wide coffered arch allowed him to create sharp contrasts between the foreground shadows and the sunlit gardens beyond. <i>Twelve Original Views in Italy</i> was published by John Boydell as a compilation of etchings by different printmakers, produced over a number of years, after Wilson's drawings or paintings. Michael 'Angelo' Rooker etched two prints for this series, the second being E43 <i>Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli</i>. The other engravers involved were Joseph Farington, James Gandon, William Hodges and Edward Rooker.
This print is based on Wilson's drawing now in the British Museum (D104), where his adoption of an unconventional viewpoint beneath the wide coffered arch allowed him to create sharp contrasts between the foreground shadows and the sunlit gardens beyond.
Twelve Original Views in Italy
was published by John Boydell as a compilation of etchings by different printmakers, produced over a number of years, after Wilson's drawings or paintings. Michael 'Angelo' Rooker etched two prints for this series, the second being E43
Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli
. The other engravers involved were Joseph Farington, James Gandon, William Hodges and Edward Rooker.
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Bibliography
Edwards 1808, p. 88; Pilkington (1810 edn.); Binyon, p. 353 under 11
Edwards 1808, p. 88; Pilkington (1810 edn.); Binyon, p. 353 under 11
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Work of Art
Drawings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782),
Temple of Peace, Rome
, The British Museum
Prints
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker,
Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli
and other impressions
Versions
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker (1746-1801) after Wilson,
Temple of Peace (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
Exhibitions
Biographies
Edward Rooker, 1724-1774
Michael 'Angelo' Rooker, 1746-1801
John Boydell, 1720-1804
James Gandon, 1742-1823
Joseph Farington, 1747-1821
William Hodges, 1744-1797
Documents
Edward Edwards,
Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born in England; with critical Remarks on their Productions
Part of a sketchbook
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