Temple of Romulus and Remus (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)

Temple of Romulus and Remus (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
Temple of Romulus and Remus (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
Temple of Romulus and Remus (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Artist
James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson
Title
Temple of Romulus and Remus (from Twelve Original Views in Italy)
Date
Published 29 January 1776
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Metric: Spine: 254 mm; sheet: 248 x 343 mm; plate: 184 x 257 mm
Imperial: Spine: 10 in.; sheet: 9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.; plate: 7 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.
Accession Number
B1977.14.21011(f)
Wilson Online Reference
E37A
Description
View of a village with a round temple surrounded by bushes in the centre, a tall building with a pulley outside to the right and figures beside a pile of masonry in the foreground.
Provenance
Acquired 1977
Signature/inscription
Lettered below the image with title and production detail: 'R. Wilson del.', 'Jas. Gandon sc.'
Related Works by Other Artists
[1] Francis Towne (1739-1816): The Temple of Romulus, watercolour, 1781, The British Museum (Nn,1.21)
Critical commentary
A plate from Twelve Original Views in Italy, published in 1776 by John Boydell as a compilation of etchings by different printmakers, produced over a number of years, after Wilson's drawings or paintings.
Previous Cat/Ref Nos
Object ID: 49690
Bibliography
Edwards 1808, p. 88; T.J. Mulvany, The Life of James Gandon, Esq. 1846, facsimile reprint ed. M. Craig, 1969, pp. 191-92
Condition/Conservation
Bound with eleven other 'original views' in an old leather binding with 'Views of Rome' imprinted on the spine but lacking a title page. Spine of the binding: 254 mm (10 in.)