Trevi Fountain

Details

William Samuel Horton (1865-1936)
Trevi Fountain
signed 'W. S. Horton Roma' and dated indistinctly (lower right)
pastel on paper
18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.9 cm.)

Provenance

The artist.
By descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

William S. Horton's Trevi Fountain captures the threatrical 'taming of the waters' theme of this famous baroque style monument. The Trevi Fountain marks the end of the Aqua Virgo, a major aqueduct once responsible for carrying water into Rome.

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