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Circus of Maxentius and Tomb of Cecilia Metella
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Circus of Maxentius and Tomb of Cecilia Metella
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Private Collection, England / Photograph by John Hammond
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
Circus of Maxentius and Tomb of Cecilia Metella
Date
c.1754 (undated)
Medium
Black chalk on grey paper
Dimensions
102 x 254 mm
Dimensions
4 x 10 in.
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Private Collection, England
Accession Number
Wilson Online Reference
D272
Description
The view is towards the west on what is currently the edge of the Via Appia Pignatelli, Rome. To the left in the middle distance, stands the round tower of the mausoleum of Caecilia Metella - one of the most imposing classical remains on the Via Appia Antica.
The view is towards the west on what is currently the edge of the Via Appia Pignatelli, Rome. To the left in the middle distance, stands the round tower of the mausoleum of Caecilia Metella - one of the most imposing classical remains on the Via Appia Antica.
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Provenance
Parsons; bt Captain Richard Ford; given to Sir Brinsley Ford
Parsons; bt Captain Richard Ford; given to Sir Brinsley Ford
Signature/inscription
Inscribed (not by Wilson) lower left corner in black chalk: The Tomb of Cecilia Metella Inscribed lower centre right in black chalk in same hand: Circus of Maxentius Inscribed lower right corner in black chalk in a different hand: R. Wilson
Inscribed (not by Wilson) lower left corner in black chalk: The Tomb of Cecilia Metella
Inscribed lower centre right in black chalk in same hand: Circus of Maxentius
Inscribed lower right corner in black chalk in a different hand: R. Wilson
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The Circus of Maxentius was known in the 18th century as the Circus of Caracalla. It was part of a palace complex flanking the Via Appia Antica, built by the Emperor Maxentius in 306-12 AD. The Tomb of Cecilia Metella is a mausoleum located just outside Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. It was built during the 1st century BC to commemorate the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, a consul in 69 BC.
The Circus of Maxentius was known in the 18th century as the Circus of Caracalla. It was part of a palace complex flanking the Via Appia Antica, built by the Emperor Maxentius in 306-12 AD. The Tomb of Cecilia Metella is a mausoleum located just outside Rome at the three mile marker of the Via Appia. It was built during the 1st century BC to commemorate the daughter of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, a consul in 69 BC.
Related Subjects
Related Drawings
D273 <i>Circus of Caracalla</i>, Tate, London D273A <i>The Circus of Caracalla</i>, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
D273
Circus of Caracalla
, Tate, London
D273A
The Circus of Caracalla
, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Related Prints
E33 Edward Rooker after Wilson, <i>Circus of Caracalla (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)</i>, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven and other impressions
E33 Edward Rooker after Wilson,
Circus of Caracalla (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven and other impressions
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Critical commentary
A panoramic view taken on the spot. On the reverse is a rapid sketch of leaves.
A panoramic view taken on the spot. On the reverse is a rapid sketch of leaves.
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Bibliography
Solkin 1978, pp. 404-5, pl. 16b; Walpole Society 1998-II, p. 266, RBF570
Solkin 1978, pp. 404-5, pl. 16b; Walpole Society 1998-II, p. 266, RBF570
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The Tomb of Cecilia Metella was described by Captain Richard Ford as 'a favourite "meet" when I hunted in Rome.'
The Tomb of Cecilia Metella was described by Captain Richard Ford as 'a favourite "meet" when I hunted in Rome.'
Condition/Conservation
Considerably rubbed and faded
Considerably rubbed and faded
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Work of Art
Drawings
Circus of Caracalla
, Tate, London
The Circus of Caracalla
, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Prints
Edward Rooker after Wilson,
Circus of Caracalla (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven and other impressions
Exhibitions
Biographies
Documents
David Solkin, 'Some New Light on the Drawings of Richard Wilson'
Brinsley Ford and other authors,
The Ford Collection
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