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[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
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