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William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
Piazza di Pietra, Rome
Piazza di Pietra, Rome
EH-L 3. 498
x 446 mm.
Etching, drypoint and open-bite aquatint, c.1908-10.
Signed in pencil. A rich,
tonal impression of this extremely rare impressive early large plate. (I have
found no other record of it.) Laid down on card, various unobtrusive small defects.
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Additional
Information about the Print
The
marble columns of the ancient Hadrianeum formerly
on the site, not far from the Pantheon, give the
piazza its name. The Roman temple, consecrated
in AD 145, was erected in honour of the deified
Hadrian by his adopted son Antoninus Pius.
In
1695 Pope Innocent XII had the temple ruins incorporated
into a new Customs House, where every visitor to
Rome in the 18th century was obliged to present
himself. Since 1873 taken over by the Chamber of
Commerce, the present day Palazzo della Camera
di Commercio houses the Rome Stock Exchange.
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