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William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
La Rotonda, at Vicenza
La Rotonda, at Vicenza
EH-L 38
84 x 89 mm
Original etching, 1915. Signed in pencil.
Edition of 56. Printed with platetone on cream laid paper.
A supported tear in the margin.
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Additional
Information about the Print
The Villa Capra, known as “La Rotonda”, is one of the most celebrated Palladian villas of the Veneto.
Set on a hilltop outside of Vicenza, it is completely symmetrical, with four identical facades.
Begun
in 1567, it would inspire many subsequent buildings,
and was itself inspired by the Pantheon in Rome.
Walcot
responded to the historical romance of the building
and etched a coach and horses arriving at the
entrance. |
