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Inscribed on the reverse: Henry Acland from W (?) Severn - March 26 1839 – Drawn together May 1838. Oil on paper.
Provenance:
Given by Joseph or Walter Severn (b. 1830), to Sir Henry Wentworth Acland; by descent to his daughter, Sarah Angelina Acland.
Purchased from her estate in 1931 by Sir Roger Mynors, and thence by descent
This sparkling oil sketch of the top of the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla with the Alban hills beyond shows a seated figure, wearing a blue coat and grey trousers, drawing in the sunshine in May 1838. The inscription on the reverse suggests it was executed while Severn and Acland were sketching together at the Baths and that it was given to Acland when Severn visited England in June 1838.
Dimensions
25 x 39.5 cmThe BADA Standard
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