The Arch of Titus

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The Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus
Tate, London 2014
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Artist
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Title
The Arch of Titus
Date
c.1752-57 (undated)
Medium
Graphite, black chalk and white highlights on light grey laid paper, laid down on buff laid paper support with old wash linings including one round edge of the paper, inlaid onto a modern cream mount
Dimensions
Metric: 361 x 259 mm
Imperial: 14 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.
Accession Number
T09301
Wilson Online Reference
D331
Description
The overgrown arch with damaged attic storey is seen obliquely and below from the right. In the lower right centre sit a mother and child
Provenance
Purchased as part of Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, 1996
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Verso inscriptions
No inscription but on the reverse of the support there is a study in brown ink of a tree overhanging a river from the right, with a mountain behind
Subject
The Arch of Titus is located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed c.81 AD by the Emperor Domitian after the death of his older brother, Titus, to commemorate the latter's military victories, notably the Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70).
Condition/Conservation
Considerable brown spotting overall, but especially upper right
Updated by Compiler
2016-11-11 00:00:00