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A Panoramic View near Rome: PD.17-1998

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Panoramic View near Rome

Maker(s)

Painter: Eastlake, Charles Lock

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Notes

History note: Painted for Jeremiah Harman (1764-1844); his sale Christie's 18 June 1847 (111) bought by Sir Charles Lock Eastlake for £55-13s-0d; retained by Lady Eastlake after her husband's death; her posthumous sale Christie's, 2 June 1894 (48) bought by Charles Butler for 25 guneas; by descent in the Butler family until 1997; Agnew's, 125th Annual Exhibition of English Watercolours, drawings and small oil paintings, Feb/March 1998, (84)

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From the Fairhaven Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 35 cm
Width: 171.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1998) by Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd

Dating

1810s
Production date: circa AD 1818

Note

Since the Christie's sale of 1847 this view has been erroneously described as Pine Trees at Villa Borghese; its true location is yet to be identified.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of paper canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on paper laid down on canvas

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.17-1998
Primary reference Number: 3202

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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