拍品 107
107
William Samuel Horton (1865-1936)
Property from an Important Private Collection, London
William Samuel Horton (1865-1936)

Trevi Fountain

細節
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.)
來源
The artist.
By descent to the present owner.

拍品專文

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.