Veduta del Condotto dell'Acqua Vergine situato alla Chiavica del Bufalo.
Rossini dis. e inc.
Roma 1822.
Etching. 370 x 455mm (14½ x 18"), with large margins, uncut.
The Acqua Vergine aquaduct was built by Marcus Agrippa in 19 BC, primarily to supply Agrippa's Baths. Said to have the purest water in Rome, it supplies the Trevi Fountain, fountains in Piazza Navona and di Spagna.
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: 51544] £400.00
Roma 1822.
Etching. 370 x 455mm (14½ x 18"), with large margins, uncut.
The Acqua Vergine aquaduct was built by Marcus Agrippa in 19 BC, primarily to supply Agrippa's Baths. Said to have the purest water in Rome, it supplies the Trevi Fountain, fountains in Piazza Navona and di Spagna.
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: 51544] £400.00