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Italy: Rome, Temple of Vespasian. Unfinished record drawing of a rectangular panel showing in relief four quarters of oak foliage and six rosettes, centred on another rosette. Parts of three borders are shown.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/57
Purpose
Italy: Rome, Temple of Vespasian. Unfinished record drawing of a rectangular panel showing in relief four quarters of oak foliage and six rosettes, centred on another rosette. Parts of three borders are shown.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in chalk in (possibly) a contemporary hand Giove Tonante; in chalk L (possibly a signature)
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 63
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk363 x 299, central vertical foldline
Hand
Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (attributed to)
Notes
There is a variation of this panel shown in Adam vol.26/47, which shows the borders in greater detail and with a wider centre; it is similarly inscribed as being from the Temple of Giove Tonante (Vespasian) in Rome. In terms of the draughtsmanship this drawing is a companion drawing to Adam vol.26/56.
Level
Drawing
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