Lot Essay
The Roman arch survives as an excellent example of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus (31 B.C.-14 A.D.). It is decorated with low relief sculpture commemorating Roman military conquests.
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The Triumphal Arch of Orange, Avignon (illustrated); Three views of Avignon; and Villeneuve St. André
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Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866)
The Triumphal Arch of Orange, Avignon (illustrated); Three views of Avignon; and Villeneuve St. André
the first inscribed 'Arch of Oranges' [sic] (lower right, on the mount); the second and third inscribed 'Avignon' (lower right, on the mount); the fourth inscribed and dated 'Avigon Novr. 7' (lower left); the fifth inscribed 'Villen. [sic] (centre) and further inscribed 'Villeneuve St. André' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour, some with scratching out, five on two sheets, unframed
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.); and smaller (5)
The Triumphal Arch of Orange, Avignon (illustrated); Three views of Avignon; and Villeneuve St. André
the first inscribed 'Arch of Oranges' [sic] (lower right, on the mount); the second and third inscribed 'Avignon' (lower right, on the mount); the fourth inscribed and dated 'Avigon Novr. 7' (lower left); the fifth inscribed 'Villen. [sic] (centre) and further inscribed 'Villeneuve St. André' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil and watercolour, some with scratching out, five on two sheets, unframed
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.); and smaller (5)
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