The Arch of Septimius Severus and the Temple of Vespasian, Rome, Italy

Details

Thomas Hartley Cromek (1809-1873)
The Arch of Septimius Severus and the Temple of Vespasian, Rome, Italy
signed 'T H CROMEK' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
12 3/8 x 18½ in. (31.5 x 47 cm.)

Provenance

Bonham-Carter.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 13 July 1993, lot 66.
with Spink, London.

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Lot Essay

Cromek first visited Italy in 1830 carrying a letter of introduction from Robert Henry Cheney (1801-1866) to his mother in Rome. The Cheneys were responsible for introducing Cromek to many important figures and patrons in Italy, where he lived until 1848. This view of the forum shows the Arch of Septimius Severus to the left and the Colosseum in the distance on the right.
A collection of watercolours by Robert Henry Cheney and family were sold Christie's, South Kensington, 12 October 2005.

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