View of the ancient Appian Way with the Basilica of San Sebastiano on the left and the Tomb of Cecilia Metella on the right. Above the tomb, in the background, the Alban Hills with the city of Frascati. The watercolor technique highlights, through the use of dark shadows, what appears to be a quarry next to the road. Caption: “F. Towne del.t Rome 1781”
Accession number: Nn,1.12
Pen and ink and watercolor
20,6 x 27,1 cm
Francis Towne, 1781
Location
British Museum
Credits
British Museum
