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drawing
;
trade-card
(study for, or copy of)
Object Type
drawing
trade-card
(study for, or copy of)
Museum number
D,2.4265
Description
View of the Golden Palace of Nero in Rome; ruins with red brick arches and masonry overgrown with shrubs. 1787 Watercolour over graphite
Producer name
Drawn by:
John Claude Nattes
School/style
British
Production date
1787
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
77 millimetres
Width:
121 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The drawing is laid down and the verso cannot be seen, but it is likely to contain an inscription similar to those on D,2.4260, 4264 and 4261.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
advertising
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Rome
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dorothea, Lady Banks
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sarah Sophia Banks
Acquisition date
1818
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
D,2.4265