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St. Peter's in Rome : View from above the Arco Scuro, near Pope Julius' Villa

Watercolour
1777 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour depicting St. Peter's in Rome : View from above the Arco Scuro, near Pope Julius' Villa. Signed and dated by the artist and inscribed with title and dedication.


Object details

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Object type
TitleSt. Peter's in Rome : View from above the Arco Scuro, near Pope Julius' Villa (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour depicting St. Peter's in Rome : View from above the Arco Scuro, near Pope Julius' Villa, by William Pars (1742-82). British School, 1777.
Physical description
Watercolour depicting St. Peter's in Rome : View from above the Arco Scuro, near Pope Julius' Villa. Signed and dated by the artist and inscribed with title and dedication.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.03125in
  • Width: 9.375in
Marks and inscriptions
  • WP. Rome 177 (Signed and dated (with date truncated))
  • A View of St. Peter's Church in Rome / by W pars - taken a little / above the Arc Oscuro - near Papa Julius' Villa - / for Ozias Humphrey - 1777 (Inscribed in ink in an old hand on a slip of paper stuck to the back)
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection
Accession number
P.31-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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