William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)

The Theatre of Marcellus, Rome

Details

William Callow, R.W.S. (1812-1908)
The Theatre of Marcellus, Rome
signed and dated 'Wm Callow/1903' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
21 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (54.9 x 37 cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 1 April 1976, lot 122 (£572).

Exhibited

London, Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, Winter 1903, no. 90, as Ruins of the Teatro Marcellus, Rome.

Lot Essay

A rapid drawing, exhibited with Walkers Galleries, is signed, inscribed and dated 'W^m Callow Teatro Marcillus [sic] Roma/May 15. 1876'. The present watercolour is worked up from this sketch done on the spot, showing the Theatre of Marcellus, looking east, towards Via Teatro Marcello.

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