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Ruins on the road to Cori: PD.9-1960

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ruins on the road to Cori

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Labruzzi, Carlo

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Notes

History note: Alleged to have been found in a bombed house in London during the 2nd World War; perhaps part of the stock of W. Palmer; with John Manning

Legal notes

From the Biffen Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 382 mm
Width: 536 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1960) by John Manning

Note

From a set of watercolours originally bound in four volumes, a record of Sir Richard Colt Hoare's journey along the Via Appia in 1789, which he described in his 'Recollections Abroad' during the years 1788, 1789, 1790, II, 1815, pp. 259-334, and later in his 'A Classical Tour through Italy and Sicily', 1819, pp. 57-118.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.9-1960
Primary reference Number: 7487
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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