Title
[Imaginary view of the north pier at Porto d'Anzio in Roman times].
Creator
Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714, artist.
Publication details
[1694]
Physical details
1 drawing : ink and wash ; sheet 20.7 x 27.5 cm
Description
View of the mole at Porto d'Anzio during Roman times taken from the coast, with four rowboats sailing near the pier between the small pavilion at left and the lighthouse and the Temple of Neptune at right; further boats on the sea in the background.
Place
Anzio (Italy)
Additional information
Bound in one of the three volumes of drawings by Carlo Fontana formerly in the collection of Cardinal Albani, acquired by James Adam for George III in 1762 and later transferred to his Geographical Collections. The drawings are preceded by a blank page annotated: 'Drawn Sketches of Civita Vecchia, its ancient Buildings & Neighbouring Country by Fontana 1694'. Probably made in connection with 'the short unillustrated book [Fontana] published in 1710 on Porto d'Anzio, Antio e sue Antichita_" (see Braham, A., and Hager, H., Carlo Fontana: The Drawings at Windsor Castle, London, 1977, p. 132). Fontana's hypothetical reconstruction of the old harbour based in his archaeological research is explained in Parte Seconda, chapter third (pp. 15-16). Similar to system no. 016604686, but it leaves out one of the stairways in the foreground. On same page as system no. 016605012."
Shelfmark
118.e.14.