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    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
    Published 29 January 1776
    Medium
    Etching
    Dimensions
    Metric: 159 x 236 mm
    Imperial: 6 1/4 x 9 5/16 in.
    Collection
    Royal Academy of Arts, London. To license image, click here.
    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
    Condition/Conservation
    Some discoloured spotting

    Work of Art

    Versions

    • James Gandon (1742-1823)after Wilson, Temple of Romulus and Remus (from Twelve Original Views in Italy), Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
    • James Gandon (1742-1823)after Wilson, Temple of Romulus and Remus, The British Museum

    Biographies

    • John Boydell (1720-1804)
    • James Gandon (1742-1823)

    Documents

    • Edward Edwards, Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born in England; with critical Remarks on their Productions
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