[Colosseum] Interno del Colosseo scavato nel 1813, e ricoperto nel 1814.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1820.
Etching. 360 x 460mm (14¼ x 18"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of the Colosseum with the floor of the arena uncovered, revealing the hypogeum (the underground rooms, with storage and wild beasts cells), during excavation of the substructure 1810-4.
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: 51509] £600.00
Roma 1820.
Etching. 360 x 460mm (14¼ x 18"), with large margins, uncut.
A view of the Colosseum with the floor of the arena uncovered, revealing the hypogeum (the underground rooms, with storage and wild beasts cells), during excavation of the substructure 1810-4.
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: 51509] £600.00