Title
[View of Civitavecchia].
Creator
Fontana, Carlo, 1634-1714, artist.
Publication details
[between 1694 and 1696]
Physical details
1 drawing : ink and graphite ; sheet 27 x 41.5 cm
Description
Perspective view of Civitavecchia, with the 'antimurale' and harbour in the foreground and arsenal, piazza and fortifications beyond; dotted lines above might indicate the existing or projected lines of an aqueduct. On two sheets.
Place
Civitavecchia (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). See also two related views in the Royal Collection (RCIN 909362 and RL 9865)."
Shelfmark
118.e.14.