Library Collection. Drawings
Equestrian statue in front of the Capitol, Rome
Hakewill, James, 1778-1843 (draftsman)
[1816-1824]
1 drawing : graphite ; 14 x 21.5 cm.
Hakewill has sketched the statue from the side and the front; both are fleeble drawings and may be tracing or done with a camera obscura.
The drawing was glued on a cardboard, originally numbered 5M.35, and kept in a portfolio. Title from note on the original cardboard. Forms part of: Library Collection. Drawings.
Cubberley, T. & Herrmann, L. Twilight of the Grand Tour, p. 336, fig. 5M.35
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Marcus Aurelius, 121-180Art
Musei capitolini (Rome, Italy)
ArtPictorial worksMarcus Aurelius Statue (Rome, Italy)EmperorsEquestrian statuesHorsesSculpture
ItalyRomePiazza del CampidoglioRomaLazio
1810-1820
Drawings
British School at Rome
JH[DRA]-242
Closed access material (Library)
The 22nd BSR Annual Report (1921-1922) notes the accession of the six portfolios of drawings made in Italy by James Hakewill in 1816-1817. Thanks are expressed to the heirs of the late Mr. Michael Tomkinson of Franche Hall, Kidderminster.
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