Subject
Drawing of the excavations carried out on the Via Appia, near the Tomb of Claudia Semne, found in 1792-1793. On the right side of the sheet there is an inscription: D · M/Q · MARCIO/IVLIO · HERACIA/PATRI · /DVLCISSIMO/PIENTISSIMO · [A?]/Q · ET · DIGNISSIM/ Q · MARCIVS IV/HERACLA · FIL/FECIT.
Accession number 1955,1210.10.42
Brush drawing in light grey, realized with watercolour, over graphite
Carlo Labruzzi, Rome 1748 – 1817 Perugia
1793-1794
49.2 cm x 64.0 cm
Placement
The British Museum (storage)
Credits
The British Museum
References
P.A. de Rosa – B. Jatta, ‘La Via Appia nei disegni di Carlo Labruzzi alla Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana’, Vatican City, Vatican Apostolic Library, 2013, cat. 42, pp. 209-210.
