The Porta Maggiore, Rome

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Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
The Porta Maggiore, Rome
dated 'March 6 1838.' (lower left) and inscribed 'Porta Maggiore. Rome.' (lower right, on the mount) and further inscribed and dated 'Porta Maggiore Rome March 6 1839' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
9¼ x 14¾ in. (23.5 x 37.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The entrance to Rome known as Porta Maggiore is located at one of the highest points in Rome. It was built by the Emperor Claudius (10 B.C.- 54 A.D.), more than two centuries before the Aurelian Walls, to support the network of Rome's aqueducts. Porta Maggiore was incorporated into the Aurelian Walls, becoming one of Rome's protected gateways. It was named Porta Maggiore because it was on the pilgrims' road to Santa Maria Maggiore.

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