Grosvenor Prints

[Colosseum] Veduta di porzione degli avanzi dell'Ambularco del piano terra nel Colosseo.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1821.
Etching. 465 x 395mm (18¼ x 15½"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of the interior spectator passageway with the vomitoria, the doors into the seating areas and out of the building.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51511] £600.00

[Colosseum] Veduta del grande' interno dell'Anfiteatro Flavio, detto il Colosseo.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 460 x 665mm (18 x 26¼"), with very large, uncut margins. Some wear to the top margin.
A general view of the vast interior of the Colosseum. Among the figures, drawn by Bartolomeo Pinelli to add life to Rossini's architecture, is a procession of monks.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51495] £700.00

[Column of Marcus Aurelius] Veduta della Colonna Antonina, o sia Piazza Colonna.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 565 x 455mm (22¼ x 18"), with very large, uncut margins.
The Column of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (emperor from 161 to 180) in Piazza Colonna, which has a spiral frieze depicting the emperor's wars on the Danube. In 1589 pope Sixtus V placed a bronze statue of the apostle St. Paul on top.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51481] £750.00

['Curia Hostilia'] Avanzi della Curia Ostilius sul Monte Celio.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 390 x 540mm (15½ x 21¼"), with large margins, uncut.
According to Rossini's title (one of the few in the image rather than underneath), these are the remains of the Curia Hostilia, an early Senate House built by Tullius Hostilius, the third king of Rome, on Monte Caelio. However it is more likely to be a substructure of the Temple of Claudius on the Caelian Hill. Through the gateway to the left is the Arch of Constantine.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51521] £600.00

[Domus Severiana] Veduta degli Avanzi della Casa Aurea di Nerone, sul Monte Palatino, Della porte riguardante il Circo Massimo.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 390 x 540mm (15¼ x 21¼"), with large margins, uncut. Crease lower right.
The arches built to extend the Palatine Hill out for the construction of the Domus Severiana by Septimus Severus, which included a palace and baths. Rossini equates the building to the Domus Aurea ('Golden House'), the palace of entertainment built by Nero in AD 64 after the famous fire that destroyed much of Rome (when he 'fiddled').
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51557] £400.00

Parte del Foro Romano, e del Monte Capitolino preso dalla parte ov'erano situati li rostri.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1827.
Etching. 370 x 450mm (14½ x 17¾"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of the north west end of the Roman Forum, with the Palazzo Senatorio on Monte Capitolino.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51532] £600.00

[Forum] Veduta dello Scavo della Colonna di Foca.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 375 x 575mm (14¾ x 22½"), with very large, uncut margins. Old repaired tear in the bottom margin.
A view of the north-west end of the Roman Forum, centred on the Arch of Septimus Severus, with the Church of Santi Luca e Martina behind. On the left are the three columns of the pronaos of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus; on the right is the column of Phocas, the last monument erected in the Forum, dedicated to the Eastern Roman Emperor Phocas (ruled 602 - 610).
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51489] £900.00

[Le Colonnacce] Avanzi del Foro di Nerva dal volgo le Colonnacce.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 460 x 370mm (18¼ x 14½"), with large margins, uncut.
The only surviving portion of the columns that projected from the walls of the Forum of Nerva, with a figure of Minerva on the attic.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51563] £600.00

[Forum of Nerva] Veduta della parte postieriore degl'avanzi del Foro di Nerva da altri Erario publico _ in oggi Arco de' Pantani.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 470 x 650mm (18½ x 25½"), with large margins, uncut.
The back outer wall of the Forum of Nerva, from what is now the Via Tor de' Conti, showing the Arco de' Pantani and three Corinthian columns of the Temple of Mars Ultor and the tower of the Basilian basilica.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51522] £600.00

Rome Ancienne et Modern.
[Amsterdam, Henri Abraham Chatelain, c.1720.]
Engraved map. 340 x 450mm (13½ x 17½"). There is an 18th century watermark. Tear in margin which are very large.
Plan of Rome with extensive keys of ancient and modern buildings and monuments.
[Ref: 23605] £260.00

A View of Marcellus's Theatre at Rome.
Piranesi delin. T. Bowles sculp.
Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London. Publish'd according to act of Parliament.
Engraving with hand-colouring. 280 x 430mm (11 x 17"), with wide margins. Tear extending into image on left. Slight foxing.
The ancient theatre of Marcellusin Rome. Named after Marcus Marcellus, Augustus' nephew, who died five years before the theatre was completed, it was formally inaugurated in 12BC by Augustus. Engraving purporting to be after G.B. Piranesi, although differing in many ways from Piranesi's print of the building. Piranesi's name may have been used to give the impression of greater authenticity. One of a series of views re-published by Laurie & Whittle in the 1790s.
[Ref: 23149] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Avanzi del Palazzo de Cesari sul Monte Palatino.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 460 x 360mm (18 x 14¼"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of one of the ruins on the Palatine Hill, the preferred location of later imperial palaces.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51547] £400.00

[Ninfeo d'Egeria] Veduta della Fonte, e delle Spelonche d'Egeria _ fuori di Porta Capena.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 400 x 610mm (21 x 24"), with large margins, uncut.
The Ninfeo d'Egeria (a nymphaeum dedicated to Egeria), a natural grotto fed by a spring, formalised by Herodes Atticus (101-177), with a statue of the nymph in the apse at the back. His estate is now the Caffarella Park.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51543] £400.00

[Pantheon] Veduta del Interno del Pronao del Pantheon.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 440 x 550mm (17¼ x 21¾"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of the columns in the portico of the Pantheon, made from grey granite quarried in Egypt. Each column, weighing 60 tons, had to be dragged 62 miles from the quarry to the Nile, loaded into a barge, transferred to a galley to cross the Mediterranean to Ostia and back onto a barge to be taken up the Tiber, then moved the 700 metres to the building site.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51514] £750.00

Veduta di Ponte Cestio dal Volgo Ponte ferrato.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 360 x 545mm (14¼ x 21½"), with very large, uncut margins. Slight soiling to edges.
The Ponte Cestio spans the Tiber from Tiber Island to the right bank and was originally built in the 1st century BC, although the bridge shown here is as rebuilt in the fourth century AD, using material from the demolished porticus of the Theatre of Marcellus. When the walls of the Tiber embankment were reconstructed 1888-92, the bridge had to be demolished and rebuilt, with the side arches widened.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51479] £650.00

Veduta del Ponte di Nona fuori di Porta Maggiore, 9 miglia da Roma _ Questo Ponte è stato costruito su di una Valk per porre in piano la Via che portava all Città dei Gabbi, e lungo pa, 464. lar. 41.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 385 x 570mm (15¼ x 22½"), with large margins, uncut.
The Ponte di Nona, a viaduct of seven arches spanning 236 feet, was built in the 1st century BC nine miles up the Via Praenestina and is still in use.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51523] £900.00

Veduta di Ponte Fabrizio dal volgo, detto quattro Capi.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 365 x 550mm (14¼ x 21¾"), with very large, uncut margins. Small scrape in the image.
The Ponte Fabricio, the oldest surviving bridge in Rome, having been built by Lucius Fabricius in 62 BC, joining Tiber island to the Campus Martius (the Fields of Mars).
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51482] £750.00

[Ponte Milvio] Veduta Del Ponte Molle sul tevere. Due miglia lontano da Roma _ Questo Ponte e Stato ristaurato, e costruito l'Arco Trianfale A. Dal Somma Pontefice Pio VIII Regnante.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 460 x 630mm (18 x 24¾"), with large, uncut margins.
The Ponte Milivio (or Milvian Bridge), a footbridge over the Tiber in the north of Rome, built by the Censor Aemilius Scaurus in 109BC, rebuilt and remodelled many times. Garibaldi's troops severely damaged it in an attempt to block a French invasion in 1849, after which it was repaired by Pope Pius IX. The modern trend of 'love padlocks' on bridges originated here.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51502] £750.00

Veduta del Ponte Nomentoano. Sulla Via Nomentano.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 445 x 560mm (17½ x 22"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of Ponte Nomentano, a bridge over the Aniene, a tributary of the Tiber, north of Rome. Although the central arch is from the late-Republican period, the bridge was rebuilt by the Byzantine general Narses (a collegue of Belisarius) in 552. In 1849 French troops broke the arch to stop Garibaldi's advance, but it was repaired soon after. The bridge is now open to pedestrians in parkland.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51519] £600.00

Veduta Del Ponte Rotto.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 420 x 625mm (16½ x 24½"), with large, uncut margins.
A view of the Pons Aemilius, ending mid-stream. The oldest stone bridge over the Tiber, it was built in 179BC just to the south of Isola Tiberina, but after being restored many times, it was abandoned after a collapse in 1598, becoming known as 'Ponte Rotto', the Broken Bridge. All but one arch of the bridge shown here was demolished in 1887 to make room for the Ponte Palatino.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51503] £750.00

Veduta Del Ponte Salario _ Questo, fù fabbricato da Narsete sull'Anione due miglia lontano da Roma, ed e piu antichi.~
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 395 x 545mm (15½ x 21½"), with large margins, uncut.
A record of the ancient Ponte Salario, a bridge over the Aniene, a tributary of the Tiber, north of Rome. Although the side arches dated from the 1st century BC, the central arch was rebuilt by the Byzantine general Narses (a collegue of Belisarius) in 565. In 1798 Napoleonic troops tore down the balustrade, including an ancient inscription, leaving notches shown here. Less than a decade later the tower (a medieval addition) was demolished; French troops broke the arch to stop Garibaldi's advance in 1849; and the bridge was finally destroyed when the Papal army blew up the central arch in 1867. The present bridge dates from 1874.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51517] £750.00

[Sistine Bridge] Veduta Dell' Antico Ponte Janiculense ristaurato da Sisto IV.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 355 x 540mm (14 x 21¼"), with very large margins.
View of the Ponte Sisto, built by Pope Sixtus IV the foundations of the Pons Aurelius between 1463-9, noted for the circular 'oculus' or eye in the central spandrel designed to diminish pressure on the bridge in case of flood. Behind is the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51480] £900.00

[Porta Esquilina] Veduta dell' Arco di Gallieno.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1821.
Etching. 390 x 460mm (15¼ x 18"), with large margins, uncut.
The Porta Esquilina was originally an arch in the Servian wall around Rome, at the beginning of the ancient Roman roads via Labicana and via Tiburtina. During the time of Augustus it was rebuilt as shown here; in 262 it was rededicated to the Emperor Gallienus and his consort Salonina. A hay cart, drawn by Bartolomeo Pinelli to add life to Rossini's architecture, is dwarfed by the high arch.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51556] £600.00

Veduta dell' Antica Porta Latina, con le Mura antiche di Roma.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 365 x 503mm (14¼ x 19¾"), with large margins, uncut. Top edge toned and chipped.
The Porta Latina, a gate in the Aurelian wall in the south west of Rome, at the start of the via Latina. The small chapel on the right marks the spot where S. John the Evangelist survived martyrdom.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51518] £600.00

[Porta Maggiore] Veduta del Monumento del Condotto delle Acqua Claudia, e Anione nuovo, e dell' Acqua Felice.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 360 x 455mm (14¼ x 20"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of the Porta Maggiore, with the remains of aqueducts Aqua Claudia and Aqua Anio Novus, which were integrated into the Aurelian Wall as a gate in 271 AD. The Acqua Felice was built by Pope Sixtus (Felice Peretti) in 1586. The medieval buildings have now been cleared.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51541] £400.00

Veduta dell'Antica Porta Pinciana. chiusa
Rossini Archo disegno dal vero ed inc.
Roma 1829.
Etching, 405 x 505mm (16 x 20"). With very large margins.
Porta Pinciana, a gate in the Aurelian Walls built under the emperor Honorius in the early 5th century, adapting a previous smaller entrance. From the folio 'Le Porte antiche e moderne del recinto di Roma con le mura...' by Luigi Rossini (1790 - 1857).
[Ref: 18932] £390.00

[Porta Tibertina] Veduta del Castello dell' Acqua Giulia. Oggi Porta S. Lorenzo.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 455 x 340mm (18 x 13½"), with large margins, uncut.
The view under the Arch of Augustus, incorporated into the Aurelian Walls as the Porta Tiburtina (now Porta San Lorenzo). At this point three aqueducts (Aqua Marcia, Aqua Julia and Aqua Tepula) pass over the Via Tibertina.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51565] £600.00

Veduta dell'Antica Porta Tiburtina oggi Porta S. Lorenzo.
Rossini Archo disegno dal vero ed inc.
Roma 1829.
Etching, 410 x 505mm. 16 x 20". With very large margins.
Porta Tiburtina or Porta San Lorenzo is a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, through which the Via Tiburtina exits the city. From the folio 'Le Porte antiche e moderne del recinto di Roma con le mura...' by Luigi Rossini (1790 - 1857).
[Ref: 18934] £390.00

[Portico of Octavia] Veduta di Fianco dei Portici d'Ottavia, oggi S.Angelo in Pescharia.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1819.
Etching. 465 x 360mm (18¼ x 14¼"), with large margins, uncut.
The side of the Portico of Octavia (Octavia the Younger, 69–11 BC, sister of Augustus), a colonnaded walkway around the temples of Jupiter Stator and Juno Regina, as well as a library, originally built by Augustus, but rebuilt twice during Imperial times. At the time of this scene it was a fish market and formed part of the walls of the Roman Ghetto.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51549] £400.00

[Portico of Octavia] Veduta dei Portici d'Ottavia.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 400 x 460mm (15¾ x 18"), with large margins, uncut.
The Portico of Octavia (Octavia the Younger, 69–11 BC, sister of Augustus), a colonnaded walkway around the temples of Jupiter Stator and Juno Regina, originally built by Augustus, but rebuilt twice during Imperial times. At the time of this scene it was a fish market and formed part of the walls of the Roman Ghetto.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51561] £400.00

[Portico of Octavia] Veduta dell'Interno del Pronao dei Portici d'Ottavia oggi S.Angelo in Pescaria.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 445 x 530mm (17¾ x 21"), with large margins, uncut.
The interior of the Portico of Octavia (Octavia the Younger, 69–11 BC, sister of Augustus), a colonnaded walkway around the temples of Jupiter Stator and Juno Regina, as well as a library, originally built by Augustus, but rebuilt twice during Imperial times. At the time of this scene it was a fish market and formed part of the walls of the Roman Ghetto.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51516] £400.00

Veduta della Piramide di C. Cestio presa nell'Viale che conduce alla Porta di S.Paolo.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 435 x 605mm (17 x 23¾"), with large, uncut margins.
A brick pyramid faced with marble, built about 18–12 BC as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, a magistrate who probably served in the Roman army in Egypt. Having been incorporated into the Aurelian Wall the pyramid was preserved; a larger one was dismantled in the C16th by Pope Alexander VI and the marble was used for the steps of St. Peter's Basilica.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51501] £750.00

[Quirinal] Veduta Generale del Monte Quirinale dal volgo Monte Cavallo.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 440 x 705mm (17¼ x 27¾"), with large, uncut margins. Slight creasing.
View from the Quirinal Hill looking across Rome past the statues of horse tamers (Castor and Pollux) and the obelisk from the Mausoleum of Augustus. The dome of St Peter's is in the centre.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51500] £900.00

[Quirinal] Veduta Generale dei Gran Colossi sul Monte Quirinale.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1819.
Etching. 365 x 465mm (14¼ x 18¼"), with wide, uncut margins. Slight creasing.
View from the Piazza di Monte Cavallo atop the Monte del Quirinale in Rome, with the statues of horse tamers (the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux) and the obelisk from the Mausoleum of Augustus. The Palazzo del Quirinale, official residence of the Italian president, overlooks the Piazza.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51487] £900.00

[Saint Paul Outside the Walls] Veduta della rovina del gran Arco trionfale della nave traversa, ove e la Confessione di S.Paolo fuori le mura.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 495 x 595mm (19½ x 23½"), with large margins, uncut.
View of the interior of the Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura (the Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls), showing the nave, the back of the church and the remains of Arnolfo di Cambio's tabernacle (1285) In 1823 a fire caused by a workman repairing the lead roof destroyed the building. Pope Leo XII appealed for help for reconstruction and was answered by donors including the Viceroy of Egypt and the Tsar of Russia (who gave malachite and lapis lazuli for the tabernacle); a replica building was opened in 1840. The fire was a major incident: Rossini dedicated four of the 101 plates of his 'Veduta' to the ruins. This again is a view of the ruins of
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51513] £750.00

[Saint Paul Outside the Walls.] Rovina della gran Basilica di S. Paolo fuori le mura accaduta li 15 Luglio 1823.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 470 x 650mm (18½ x 25½"), with very large, uncut margins. A little wear to the left edge,
A record of the catastrophic fire that destroyed the 1400-year-old Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in 1823, started by a workman repairing the lead of the roof. Pope Leo XII appealed for help for reconstruction and was answered by donors including the Viceroy of Egypt and the Tsar of Russia; a replica building was opened in 1840. The fire was a major incident: Rossini dedicated four of the 101 plates of his 'Veduta' to the ruins.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51486] £750.00

[Saint Paul Outside the Walls] Terza Veduta della rovina della gran Basilica di S. Paolo Suori le Mura, e principalmente del muro della gran nave di mezzo aquasi tutto atterrato delle fumme, dell'incendio accaduto li 15 Luglip 1823.
Rossini dis & inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 500 x 570mm (19¾ x 22½"), with very large margins on three sides, uncut.
View of the interior of the Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura (the Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls), shortly after a fire, caused by a workman who was repairing the lead of the roof, destroyed the building. Pope Leo XII appealed for help for reconstruction and was answered by donors including the Viceroy of Egypt and the Tsar of Russia; a replica building was opened in 1840. The fire was a major incident: Rossini dedicated four of the 101 plates of his 'Veduta' to the ruins.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51505] £750.00

Vue du Couvent de St. Cosimato En venant de Vicovaro sur la Voie Valerienne anc: Via Valeria [...]
Peint à Gouache par J. Ph. Hackert 1780 Gravé à l'eau forte par B.A. Duncker et terminé par G. Eichler
Fine engraving iwth a partial 18th century watermark. platemark: 380 x 465mm. (15 x 18¼").
Distant view of the Complesso Conventuale di San Cosimato, near Vicovaro in the countryside surrounding Rome. An oratory was first built on the site in around 500AD, but the convent was completely rebuilt in 1727. One of a series of landscapes of the Roman countryside after gouaches by Philipp Hackert (1737 - 1807), painter and etcher. Born in Prenzlau north of Berlin, he came to Italy in 1768, settling in Rome where he joined a German group of artists also including Anton Raphael Mengs and the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann. In 1786 he settled in Naples as court painter to Ferdinand IV.
Provenance: Torridon House Lovelace/King Family
[Ref: 39573] £360.00

[Sant'Urbano alla Caffarella] Veduta dell' Antico Tempio dedicato alle Novo Muse da M. Fulvio Nobiliore __in oggi S.Urbano fuori di Porta Capena, due miglia.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 400 x 530mm (21 x 15¾"), with large margins, uncut.
Although described by Rossini as a Temple of the Muses, it is now believed the original building was a tomb or a temple dedicated to Faustina, wife of Antoninus Pius (emperor from 138-161). After it became a church dedicated to Sant'Urbano in the C10th its remote location (now on the edge of Caffarella Park) meant it was often abandoned. It was acquired by the city of Rome in 2002 and restored again.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51542] £600.00

[Santa Maria dè Calderari] Unici avanzi dei Portici di Filippo. a S. Maria in Cacaberis.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 460 x 365mm (18 x 14½"), with large margins, uncut.
A Roman doorway flanked by Doric columns, beside what was Santa Maria dè Calderari, the first church in Rome dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. 'Calderari' refers to the main industry of the local parish, making cauldrons and saucepans; 'Cacaberis' is a slang variation. Although the church was demolished in 1881 during the building the Via Arenula, the doorway still exists in 'Via di Santa Maria dè Calderari'. In front of the doorway is a little scene of street musicians, drawn by Bartolomeo Pinelli to add life to Rossini's architecture.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51550] £400.00

Veduta della Chiesa, ed Ospedale di Santo Spirito.
Piranesi inc.
[n.d. c.1745.]
Etching. 126 x 196mm (5 x 7¾"). Folding.
Perspective view of the Church and Hospital of Santo Spirito, Rome with figures, horses and carts in the foreground. From "Varie vedute di Roma antica e moderna".
[Ref: 30952] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

The Place and Church of S.t John de Lateran at Rome. La Place et l'Eglise de S.t Jean de Lateran a Rome. 1. St Johns Church. 2. The Palace Built by Sixtus the Fifth. 3. The Holy Ladder. 4. Constantine's Font 5. Hospital for Men 6. D.o for Women.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Hand-coloured etching, with printseller's label glued on verso. Sheet: 450 x 300mm (17¾ x 12"). Title removed and glued to verso as issued.
A view of the Lateran in Rome with key. On the reverse is the printseller's label of John Hogben Master of the Mathematical Free School, at Rye in Sussex now Rye College. A wonderful & rare country printseller's descriptive label. The label lists the variety of books, prints and stationary he stocks including account books, penknives, pens, sealing wax, inks mathematical instruments, globes, maps, spectacles and fishing tackle 'Sold as Cheap as in London'.
Label different from 41619.
[Ref: 41620] £420.00 view all images for this item

Veduta della Basilica di S.Paolo fuor delle Mura, eretta da Costantino Magno.
Piranesi F.
[Paris, c.1800.]
Etching. 410 x 625mm (16 x 24½"). With very large margins. Creased.
The façade of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, founded by Constantine I over the burial place of St. Paul. The building was destroyed by fire in 1823 (an event documented by Luigi Rossini in four views of the aftermath), and a replica rebuilt.
Hind: 6, state iv of vi, first Paris edition.
[Ref: 4671] £950.00

Chiesa di S. Paolo fuori delle Mura.
Piranesi fe.
[n.d. c.1745.]
Etching with very large margins as normal. There is a partial watermark. Plate 139 x 190mm (5½ x 7½"). Folding as normal.
A view of the Basilica Papale di San Paolo fuori le Mura, commonly known as St Paul's Outside the Walls; one of Rome's four ancient papal basilicas. From "Varie vedute di Roma antica e moderna".
[Ref: 30959] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

A View of the Inside of the Dome & Church of St Peter at Rome as it appear'd Ornamented on the day of Jubilee in the Year. 1700. Veuë du Dedans du Dome et de l'Eglise de St. Pierre à Rome en la maniere qu'elle fut ornée au jour du Jubilee, en l'an 1700.
London Printed for Bowles & Carver No 69 S.t Pauls Church Yard.
Engraving, scarce & large item. Plate: 560 x 465mm (22 x 18¼"), with very large margins. Large tear and damage in margins.
A view inside St Peters in Rome, showing the huge crowd of pilgrims gathered around the baldachin, many holding banners and effigies of saints, for the Jubilee Year of 1700 called by Pope Innocent XII.
[Ref: 44824] £480.00

[Tarpeian Rock] Veduta degl' Avanzi della Rupe Tarpeja.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 540 x 390mm (21¼ x 15½"), with large margins, uncut. With some creasing in the top left corner
The Tarpeian Rock, a cliff on the south side of the Capitoline Hill, from which criminals were hurled to their death if their crimes were deemed shameful.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51508] £500.00

Veduta del Tempio di Antonino, e Faustina..~
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1821.
Etching. 360 x 460mm (14¼ x 18¼"), with large margins, uncut.
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Roman Rorum, dedicated to Antonius Pius (emperor from 138 to 161) and his consort Faustina. Although the building was given a baroque façade in the 16th century the original pronaos of 56ft columns still survives.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51538] £600.00

[Temple of Hadrian] Veduta dell'avanzo del fianco del Portico, che circondava la Cella del Tempio di Antonino Pio, in oggi Dogana di Terra, e Piazza di Pietra.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 400 x 540mm (15¾ x 21¼"), with large margins, uncut.
The Temple of Hadrian (or Hadrianeum), was built by Antoninus Pius, his adopted son and successor. The wall of the cella and eleven columns of the right side were incorporated into a 17th-century papal palace by Carlo Fontana, and is the home of the Borsa Italiana, Italy's main stock exchange.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51524] £900.00

[Temple of Hercules Victor] Interno del Pronao del Tempio di Vesta, in Roma.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1819.
Etching. 470 x 370mm (18½ x 14½"), with large margins, uncut.
A view under the colonnade of the Temple of Hercules Victor in the Foro Boario which, because it is a 'tholos' (a round temple with an external colonnade) was mis-identified as a Temple of Vesta. Built at the end of the 2nd century BC, it is earliest surviving marble building in Rome, although the tile roof is a later replacement.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51534] £600.00

[Temple of Hercules Victor] Veduta del Tempio di Vesta.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 460 x 365mm (18 x 14½"), with large, uncut margins.
The Temple of Hercules Victor in the Foro Boario which, because it is a 'tholos' (a round temple with an external colonnade) was mis-identified as a Temple of Vesta. Built at the end of the 2nd century BC, it is earliest surviving marble building in Rome, although the tile roof is a later replacement. Also named in the key are the Temple of Portunus and the Casa di Rienzi, the supposed home of Cola di Rienzo (1313-54), a populist politician.
The first state, before the plate number, issued unbound. From an early 19th century folder titled 'Roman Engravings. The Property of Major E.G.G. Rugdon[?]'.
[Ref: 51492] £600.00

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