Hugh William "Grecian" Williams, 1773–1829, British
Title:
View of the Forum in Rome
Date:
1828
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over graphite with stopping-out, scraping out and gum on medium, smooth, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 7/8 x 25 1/2 inches (40.3 x 64.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown paint, lower right: "HW William | 1828"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.16.2
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
forum | landscape | cityscape | view | architectural subject | architecture | ruins | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Rome
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)The Great Age of British Watercolors c.1750 - 1880 (National Gallery of Art, 1993-05-02 - 1993-07-25)The Great Age of British Watercolors c.1750 - 1880 (Royal Academy of Arts, 1993-01-15 - 1993-07-25)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 186-7, no. 205, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)