drawing
- Museum number
- 2019,7015.641
- Description
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Via Appia; a mountainous landscape with ruins. 1834
Watercolour
- Production date
- 1834
- Dimensions
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Height: 262 millimetres
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Width: 336 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2019
- Acquisition notes
- John Christian purchased this watercolour from Abbott & Holder he retained the invoice No:4462, dated 22.10.99 which provides the following information:
"2. 44521 George Smith (1802-1838) Via Appia, Roma Vecchio Watercolour, signed with initials and dated 1834."
Inscribed on the back of the sheet:
44521
57 H
and on the back of the mount 44521, 2, F.
This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 2019,7015.641