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Roman ruins from Le AntichitàRomane, aqueduct of the Acqua Vergine, Rome. A high-walled building with an arched gateway, the latter topped with an inscribed pediment. Six figures stand around the building, two under the arch. In the background are trees and roofs. Annotated A to D. Etched with varied marks with stopping out used for the sky. Text, on image, inscribed relief, 'IL'CLAVDI.DRVST.E.CESAR.AVGVSTVS.[.?] PONTIFEX.MAXIM.IRIB.POTES.V.I[....?] ARCVS.DVCTVS.AQVAE. VIRGINIS.. [continued at length]. Paper has the watermark 'P.'
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
Aberystwyth
Title
Condotto dell' acqua vergine...
Date
1836
Medium
Etching in black on white wove paper
Accession number
PR2773
Work type
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
School of Art, Museum & Gallery, Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 1NG Wales
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