Description | Italian copper engravings (c late 18th c.) of views of ancient Roman architecture. Nos. 1 & 2 are engraved by A Moschetti and show ruins and 18th c. life.
1 Drawn by Cicconetti showing the “Tempo della Pace” with men playing a card game in the foreground
2 “Sepolcro di Cecilia Metella” has in the foreground two men on horses chasing a bull
3 “Antico Foro Romano” shows a reconstruction of the ancient Forum of Rome by CA Cockerell (with 16 buildings and sites identified) drawn and engraved by Giacomo Rocrue, by Pietro Datri, Rome. |