The Spot on which the Porta Capena is supposed to have, stood, where the Appian & the Latin ways separated: the former to the Right; the latter to the Left Hand [graphic] = Sito ove credesi che fosse la Porta Capena dove la Via Appia, e la Latina si dividevano: a mano destra l'Appia, e alla sinistra la Latina. N.° 3 / [Carlo Labruzzi].
Material type: PictureLanguage: engita Publication details: [S.l.] : [s.n.], [1794?]Description: 1 print : etching ; image 43.5 x 54.5 cm, on sheet 52 x 70 cmOther title:- Sito ove credesi che fosse la Porta Capena dove la Via Appia, e la Latina si dividevano: a mano destra l'Appia, e alla sinistra la Latina
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Visual Materials – Prints | British School at Rome Closed Access Material | TA[PRI]-Mis03-018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not For Loan | 201501081811BSR |
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Good condition. This is the third in a series of prints from the Via Appia that Carlo Labruzzi executed for Sir Richard Colt Hoare.
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View of Via di Porta San Sebastiano on the right and Via di Porta Latina on the left. Straight ahead is the Aurelian Wall and the bell tower of San Giovanni at Porta Latina. On the right hand side is the façade of the church of San Cesareo. There are groups of people and workers going about everyday duties.
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Carlo Labruzzi was popular with the English Grand Tourists in Rome for whom he made souvenir drawings and watercolours. In 1789 on the 31st of October Sir Richard Colt Hoare invited Labruzzi to accompany him along the Appian Way following the itinerary outlined by the Roman poet Horace in his description of a journey made to Brindisi in 38 BC. During this trip Labruzzi was to make drawings of the remains of the ancient tombs and villas along the way. The journey was uncompleted due to bad weather and Labruzzi’s ill health and was terminated at Benevento. However, 226 pen-and-wash drawings were completed and bound into 5 volumes by Colt Hoare. A second set of drawings, which are less highly finished perhaps served as preparatory studies were kept by Labruzzi who engraved 24 of the plates himself 5 years after the journey (1794).
The print belonged to Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), Director British School at Rome (1906-1925), who inherited his father’s library and continued to enrich the collection throughout his life. The collection was purchased from his widow in 1931 for the BSR Library thanks to a generous donation from the Treasurer at the time, William Russell.
Forms part of: Ashby Collection. Prints.
Ashby Collection. Prints
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