Temple of Romulus and Remus (Rome)

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Temple of Romulus and Remus (Rome)
Temple of Romulus and Remus (Rome)
Temple of Romulus and Remus (Rome)
Royal Academy of Arts, London
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Artist
James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson
Title
Temple of Romulus and Remus (Rome)
Date
Undated
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Metric: 159 x 236 mm
Imperial: 6 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.
Accession Number
05/4504
Wilson Online Reference
E37B
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 by 1802
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
PL003845
Bibliography
Edwards 1808, p. 88; T.J. Mulvany, The Life of James Gandon, Esq. 1846, facsimile reprint ed. M. Craig, 1969, pp. 191-92
More Information
Bound in a 19th century volume with Charles Hullmandel's lithographic 24 Views of Italy, 1818. E37B is one of the few extant impressions of this etching (along with E37A) to lack Boydell's publication line. This may indicate that, together with other prints in the series Twelve Original Views in Italy, it was first commissioned by Wilson with a view to publication himself, and only later passed or sold to Boydell when Wilson was hard pressed for cash.
Condition/Conservation
Some discoloured spotting
Updated by Compiler
2025-05-05 00:00:00