Inside wiev [sic] of an antique Building annexed to the Walls of Rome in the Vigna Casali, in which various Sepulchral Urns, Inscriptions &c found in the said Vineyard were placed as here represented at the commencement of the year 1791 [graphic] = Interno di una Camera antica annessa alle mura di Roma dentro la Vigna Casali nella quale al principio dell'anno 1791 si vedevano diverse Urne Cenerarie, ed Iscrizioni trovate nello scavo della detta Vigna. N.° 10 / [Carlo Labruzzi].
Material type: PictureLanguage: engita Publication details: [S.l.] : [s.n.], [1794?]Description: 1 print : etching ; image 43 x 55 cm, on sheet 51 x 69.5 cmOther title:- Interno di una Camera antica annessa alle mura di Roma dentro la Vigna Casali nella quale al principio dell'anno 1791 si vedevano diverse Urne Cenerarie, ed Iscrizioni trovate nello scavo della detta Vigna
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Visual Materials – Prints | British School at Rome Closed Access Material | TA[PRI]-Mis04-024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not For Loan | 201501081878BSR |
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Good condition. This is the tenth in a series of prints from the Via Appia that Carlo Labruzzi executed for Sir Richard Colt Hoare.
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Interesting composition as the viewer is situated inside the structure. A man is shown coming down the stairs entering a space with various sculptures, urns and inscriptions laying about.
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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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