Tile-roofed building with an arcade, part of the walls at Rome (Smaller Italian sketchbook, leaf 31 recto) by Joseph Wright of Derby — Joseph Wright of Derby. Tile-roofed building with an arcade, part of the walls at Rome (Smaller Italian sketchbook, leaf 31 recto), 1774–75. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Tile-roofed building with an arcade, part of the walls at Rome (Smaller Italian sketchbook, leaf 31 recto)

by Joseph Wright of Derby

Quick Overview

Artist: Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby) (British, Derby 1734–1797 Derby)
Date: 1774–75
Medium: Graphite, brush and gray ink wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/16 x 6 3/4 in. (23.4 x 17.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1957
Accession no.: 57.102.1(31)

Provenance

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