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    Temple of Romulus and Remus

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    Temple of Romulus and Remus
    Temple of Romulus and Remus
    Temple of Romulus and Remus
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    Artist
    James Gandon (1742-1823) after Wilson
    Title
    Temple of Romulus and Remus
    Date
    Published 29 January 1776
    Medium
    Etching
    Dimensions
    Metric: 175 x 260 mm
    Imperial: 6 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.
    Collection
    The British Museum. To license image, click here
    Accession Number
    1868,0612.1752
    Wilson Online Reference
    E37
    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
    Purchased from Brook [sic], 32 Princes Street, Norwich, 1868
    Signature/inscription
    Lettered below the image with title, production detail: 'R. Wilson del.', 'Jas. Gandon sc.' and publication line: 'Published Jan: 29 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.'
    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.
    Bibliography
    Booth Notes Doc. 7; Edwards 1808, p. 88; T.J. Mulvany, The Life of James Gandon, Esq. 1846, facsimile reprint ed. M. Craig, 1969, pp. 191-92

    Work of Art

    Versions

    • James Gandon (1742-1823)after Wilson, Temple of Romulus and Remus (Rome), Royal Academy of Arts, London
    • 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

    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
    • Benjamin Booth, Unpublished Notes, Document 6: List of Engravers after Wilson and Biographical Notes
    • Benjamin Booth, Unpublished Notes, Document 7: List of Prints after Wilson's Paintings
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