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The Arch of Titus and the Coliseum, Rome

Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art | CC0 1.0

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Date

1846

Artist

Thomas Hartley Cromek (1809-1873)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Link

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.149

Description

Cromek’s detailed renderings of classical ruins in Italy and Greece appealed to British visitors seeking mementos of their Grand Tour travels. Like many artists of his generation, Cromek went to Italy as a young man and settled in Rome, remaining abroad for 20 years and establishing a solid reputation as a watercolorist. Periodically he returned to England to court potential patrons and sell his work. Upon one of these journeys home, he was summoned to Buckingham Palace where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert purchased several watercolors. This drawing exemplifies the topographical accuracy and clarity of Cromek’s most successful work.
Medium: watercolor with black ink and graphite underdrawing
Dimensions: Sheet: 52.4 x 36 cm (20 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of the Reverend and Mrs. Danila Pascu
Accesion Number: 1975.149

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Location

The Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy

Country

Tags

Architecture
Archaeological Sites
Ruins

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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