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La Roche Tarpéienne

British / Greco-Roman / Landscape / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of “The Tarpeian Rock” of 1780 by Francis Towne.  This is a scene from the late eighteenth century in Rome of the famous Tarpeian Rock from which the Roman hurled traitors from the earliest days of their history.  Francis Towne was forty-one years old when he created this watercolor masterpiece.  He was from Middlesex in England.  He supported himself with portraits and teaching in Devon and in 1777 during a tour of North Wales began focusing on watercolors.  He created this work during a stay in Rome which was followed by a month in Naples in 1781.  Returning to England, he moved to London where he died in 1816.  This work measures 18.58 inches wide by 12.6 inches high and is in the British Museum in London.

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