Library Collection. Drawings
In the street at the entrance of Pompeii, looking from the gate
Hakewill, James, 1778-1843 (draftsman)
September 1816
1 drawing : graphite ; 13.9 x 21.6 cm.
This view of the via dei Sepolcri looks down away from the Porta Herculanensis, along a colonnade fronting a row of shops and inns.
The drawing was glued on a cardboard, originally numbered 5.56, and kept in a portfolio. Title from note on the original cardboard. Forms part of: Library Collection. Drawings.
Cubberley, T. & Herrmann, L. Twilight of the Grand Tour, p. 287, fig. 5.56
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Archaeological sitesRoman roadsTombs & sepulchral monumentsPictorial works
ItalyPompeii (Extinct city)PompeiiPompeiCampania
1810-1820
Drawings
British School at Rome
JH[DRA]-205
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The 22nd BSR Annual Report (1921-1922) notes the accession of the six portfolios of drawings made in Italy by James Hakewill in 1816-1817. Thanks are expressed to the heirs of the late Mr. Michael Tomkinson of Franche Hall, Kidderminster.
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