View of the Roman Forum, With the Arch of Severus in the Foreground

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Attributed to
William Hadfield, British
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The view is taken from the Via Sacra, looking towards the Capitoline Hill, with the Arch of Septimius Severus in the right foreground, and behind it, to the left, the columns of the Temple of Saturn. Perspective lines on the left lead towards the Arch.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne
1770–90
Accession Number
1948-118-35
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and wash, red chalk, graphite on paper
Dimensions
31.8 × 49 cm (12 1/2 × 19 5/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1948-118-35
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43e44b618-b168-49bf-ae08-a37e26d549d0
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