Portico di Ottavia, Rome
Samuel Prout (Plymouth 1783 - Camberwell 1852)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1819 - 1852
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
413v x 270 mm
Place of origin
Rome
Order this imageCollection
Goddards, North Yorkshire
NT 221330
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Portico di Ottavia, Rome by Samuel Prout (Plymouth 1783 - Camberwell 1852). A view of the public fish market at Portico di Ottavia in Rome. The market is set within a classical ruin, dominated by two giant columns. The painting is set into a plain giltwood frame.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Kathleen Elizabeth Mary Cooper Abbs (1901 - 1974) of Mount Grace Priory, Northallerton; transferred to Goddards, 1985
Marks and inscriptions
PORTICO DI OTTAVIA/THE FISH MARKET AT ROME/S.PROUT (stencilled label on reverse)
Makers and roles
Samuel Prout (Plymouth 1783 - Camberwell 1852), artist