Grosvenor Prints

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

The Remains of the Senatorial Bridge, upon the Tyber; now called Ponte Rotto. Over this Bridge the Senate always pass'd to consult the Sybills Books, upon Monte Gianiculo.
Busiri del: T. Smith pin: F. Vivares sculp.
Publish'd pursuant to an Act of Paliament 15 July 1746.
Engraving. Sheet 390 x 540mm (15¼ x 21¼"). Trimmed to plate, small tear entering inscription area.
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. Engraved by Francis Vivares from an intermediate drawing by Giovanni Battista Busiri of a painting by Thomas Smith of Derby.
[Ref: 53293] £420.00 (£504.00 incl.VAT)

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 with large margins, platemark 365 x 465mm (14¼ x 18¼"). Slight creasing.
View of the Piazza di Monte Cavallo atop the Monte del Quirinale in Rome, with the statues of horse tamers (Castor and Pollux) and Egyptian obelisk. The Palazzo del Quirinale, official residence of the Italian president, overlooks the Piazza.
The second state, with plate number.
[Ref: 31867] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[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").
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.
[Ref: 5153] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

[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 Ælian Bridge and Castle of S.t Angelo, with part of the City of Rome.
Bowles Sculp.t.
Printed for Robert Wilkinson, 58 __ in Cornhill, & Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London [n.d. c.1800].
Engraving with fine hand colour. Framed. 290 x 425mm (11½ x 16¾"). Frame size 480 x 630mm (19 x 24¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
A view of the Castel Sant'Angelo (the former mausoleum of Emperor Hadrian) and the Aelian Bridge, with the Vatican behind.
[Ref: 61298] £320.00

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

The Church of St. Mary ye Great at Rome With ye additional Buildlings on each side. Also ye Antique Collumn brought hither from ye Temple of Peace, by Pope Paul V. L'Eglise de St. Mary... 7.
Piranesi Delin. Bowles Sculp.
Printed for Robert Wilkinson 58 Cornhill, & Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Church Yard. [n.d. c.1800]
Framed engraving with hand colouring , plate 275 x 425mm (10¾ x 16¾"). Frame size 480 x 630mm (19 x 24¾"). Unexamined out of frame.
View of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome; with the column from the Basilica of Constantine in the left foreground, a fountain, rubble and many people, with other city buildings to left and beyond.
[Ref: 61279] £320.00

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

The Church of St. Peter at Rome. L'Eglise de St. Pierre a Rome. 1.
Bowles delin & Sculp.
Printed for Robert Wilkinson 58 Cornhill, & Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Church Yard. [n.d. c.1800]
Framed engraving with hand colouring , plate 275 x 425mm (10¾ x 16¾"). Frame size 480 x 630mm (19 x 24¾"). Some light staining. Unexamined out of frame.
View of St Peter's Square, Vatican City, Rome from Via della Conciliazone; figures in the square, a small procession on the steps in front of the basilica.
[Ref: 61278] £320.00

The Church of St. Peter at Rome. L'Eglise de St. Pierre a Rome. 1.
[Engraved by Thomas Bowles]
London Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69 St. Paul's Church Yard [n.d. c.1800].
Engraving with hand colour. 275 x 425mm (10¾ x 16¾"), with large margins.
View of St Peter's Square, Vatican City, Rome from Via della Conciliazone; figures in the square, a small procession on the steps in front of the basilica.
Ex: Collection of Edward Croft Murray
[Ref: 62132] £320.00

[Tarpeian Rock] Veduta degl' Avanzi della Rupe Tarpeja.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 540 x 390mm (21¼ x 15½").
This plate shows part of the Capitoline Hill which is thought to be the Tarpeian Rock, form which criminals were hurled to their death.
[Ref: 5159] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[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

Ristavro del Tempio della Fortuna Prenestina.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1826.
Etched plan, 690 x 520mm. 27¼ x 20½". Tear into title at top of plate.
Principal elevations and plan with key text, showing the excavations and restoration to the Santuario della Fortuna Primigenia, a large archaeological site at Palestrina, Rome. Numbered 'T.69' lower right. From 'Le Antichita` dei contorni di Roma ossia le piu` famose citta` del Lazio' by Luigi Rossini (1790 - 1857).
[Ref: 13120] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[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

[Temple of Mars Ultor] Avanzi del Tempio di Marte vindicatore. dal volgo arco de Pantani~
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 545 x 445mm (21½ x 17¾"), with large margins, uncut.
The three Corinthian columns of the Temple of Mars Ultor and the tower of the Basilian basilica, with the Arco de' Pantani leading out of the Forum of Nerva.
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: 51558] £400.00

Avanzo del Tempio di Minerva Medica, da altri un sepolcro, vicino a Porta Maggiore.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1823.
Etching. 500 x 615mm (19¾ x 24¼"), with large, uncut margins. Repaired tear in the top margin, entering image.
Although still known as The Temple of Minerva Medica, it is a 4th century nymphaeum, a building devoted to the nymphs, connected to the nearby Aqua Claudia. It is a ten-sided brick building with a door in one side and recesses with arched windows above on the other nine sides and with a cement cupola, which collapsed five years after Rossini drew it.
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: 51504] £450.00

[Temple of Fortunus] Veduta del Tempio Della Fortuna Virile, oggi S. Maria Egiziaca degli Armeni.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 400 x 545mm (15¾ x 21½"), with large margins, uncut.
The Temple of Portunus, the god of the harbours, built in the Forum Boarium in the second century BC. It is one of the best preserved of all Roman temples, mainly because it was converted in 872, becoming the church of Santa Maria Egiziaca (Mary of Egypt, patron saint on penitants).
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: 51535] £600.00

[Temple of Romulus] Veduta del Tempio di Remo nel Foro Romano.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 470 x 370mm (18½ x 14½"), with large margins, uncut.
The Temple of Divus Romulus, along the Via Sacra in the Roman Forum. Valerius Romulus, son of Emperor Maxentius, was consul in AD 308 and 309, and was deified when he died in 309. It is now the basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano. The bronze doors are the originals of the 4th century, with a lock that still works; the two columns are porphyry columns; the entablature was taken from another classical building and has now been removed.
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: 51562] £400.00

Tempio di Romolo in oggi S. Theodoro.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1819.
Etching. 365 x 460mm (14¼ x 18"), with large margins, uncut.
The Temple of Divus Romulus, along the Via Sacra in the Roman Forum. Valerius Romulus, son of Emperor Maxentius, was consul in AD 308 and 309, and was deified when he died in 309. Although Rossini calls it the church of Saint Theodorus, it is now the basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano.
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: 51546] £400.00

[Temple of Saturn] Avanzi del Tempio della Concordia.~
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1819.
Etching. 460 x 365mm (18 x 14½"), with large margins, uncut.
An oblique view of the porch of the enormous temple, in the west end of the Forum of Rome. In the background is a 44-foot fluted Corinthian column, dedicated to the Eastern Roman Emperor Phocas in 608, who was overthrown two years later.
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: 51526] £600.00

[Temple of Serapis.] Veduta dei grandiosissimi avanzi del Tempio di Giove, dal volgo il frontespizio di Nerone, sul Monte Quirinale, negl' Orti Colonna.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 360 x 455mm (14¼ x 18"), with large margins, uncut. Crease in the centre.
The ruins of the Temple of Serapis on the Quirinal Hill, torn down during the persecution of pagans in the late Empire, with most of the structure reused on other buildings.
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: 51548] £600.00

Quick Search

Search by Ref. Number

Browse by Subject

Browse by Artist

Browse by Engraver

New - Catalogue 136

Catalogue 135

Catalogue 134

Advanced Search