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Italy: ? environs of Velletri.View of three tombs and a statue on a circular base, situated beside a path in a woodland setting, probably near Velletri. Two of the tombs are in the form of strigillated sarcophagi supported by herms, and the third is an oval-topped cylinder decorated with swags.
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Reference number
Adam vol.57/20
Purpose
Italy: ? environs of Velletri.View of three tombs and a statue on a circular base, situated beside a path in a woodland setting, probably near Velletri. Two of the tombs are in the form of strigillated sarcophagi supported by herms, and the third is an oval-topped cylinder decorated with swags.
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Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in pencil in a contemporary hand Voyage de Napole - Veletri; in ink 20. Verso: inscribed in ink in a contemporary hand de Veletri
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, brown and grey washes204 x 312
Hand
Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Notes
'Veletri' is probably referring to Velletri, which is south of Rome and on the Via Appia. If this is the case, these funerary monuments may be those found near Civita Lavinia and Velletri, later admired by James Adam in 1761. The bold and lively style of this drawing, and its abundant use of highlights, is typical of Charles-Louis Clérisseau's work on this tour.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
The Adam Brothers in Rome: Drawings from the Grand Tour, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 25 September 2008 - 14 February 2009
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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