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The pillar of Trajan is seen in the centre of a semi circle raised on steps, surrounded by a Corinthian portico with six rows of columns, similar to those found at St Peter’s Basilica, Rome. The foreground is scattered with fragments of a broken obelisk and a frieze decorated with ornaments of Nero.
Robert populated these decaying monuments with contemporary eighteenth-century figures going about their daily lives. In the foreground a woman carries a basket filled with sheets on her head, perhaps having just washed them in the fountain.
Title
Architectural Capriccio with Obelisk
Date
1768
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 106 x W 139.1 cm
Accession number
B.M.273
Acquisition method
bequeathed by the Founders, 1885
Work type
Painting
The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8NP England
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