View of the Villa Pamphili, Rome

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Drawing details

Artist: Formerly attributed to Leighton, Lord, Frederic (1830-1896), Baron of Stretton, P.R.A., painter and sculptor
Title: View of the Villa Pamphili, Rome
Date: 1852-55
Media: Pencil and watercolour on white paper
Dimensions: 41.0 x 29.5 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/0437 p.3
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower right "Villa Pamphili" in pencil, possibly in the artist's hand.

Interpretation

Villa Pamphili is a Renaissance palace in Rome

Description

Page from a sketchbook. View of the Villa Pamphili, which stands on a raised terrace. In the left foreground is a fountain, behind which a tree grows, spreading across the upper edge of the composition. 

Provenance

Presented to Leighton House Museum by 1926