Muro Torto, Rome (illustrated); and Vigna Antonina, Rome

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Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
Muro Torto, Rome (illustrated); and Vigna Antonina, Rome
the first inscribed and dated 'Muro Torto May 25' (lower right, on the mount); the second inscribed and dated 'Vigna Antonina May 23' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour, two on one sheet, unframed
10¼ x 6¾ in. (26 x 17.2 cm.); and smaller (2)

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Lot Essay

Muro Torto is the wall between two of Rome's northern gates, Porta del Popolo and Porta Pinciana. It was given this name because at one point the structure appears to collapse. The Romans never fortified or rebuilt this section in the belief that St. Peter would protect the city.

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