The Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum, with the Column of Phocas at the Left and the Temple of Saturn at the Right

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Artist: Gaspar Adriaensz. van Wittel (Dutch, Amersfoort 1652 or 1653–1736 Rome)
Date: mid-17th–mid-18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash; squared for transfer in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 15 5/8 x 20 1/4 in. (39.7 x 51.4 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1971
Accession no.: 1971.157

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.