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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1917,1208.4
Description
Roman ruins Pen and grey ink and wash, with watercolour and bodycolour, touched with white (oxidised)
Producer name
Drawn by:
Charles Louis Clérisseau
School/style
British
French
Production date
1721-1820
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
350 millimetres
Width:
263 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1968 BM, Piranesi, no.49
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Nan Ino Cooper, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell and Lady Dingwall
In Memory of:
Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell and 5th Lord Dingwall
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John MacGowan
Acquisition date
1917
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1917,1208.4