40 - W. CLARKE (1806-1865), The Fréjus Aqueduct (Var), 1839, Pencil

W. CLARKE (1806-1865), The Fréjus Aqueduct (Var), 1839, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): The aqueduct of Fréjus (Var) Ruins of Roman architecture, 1839, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Lower right signed: "WB Clarke.". At the lower part dated: "Aqueduct Frejus. Towards the Esterelles May 20. 1839.". Date: 1839 Description: The drawing shows the remains of the Roman aqueduct at Fréjus looking towards the Esterel massif. The sheet was created on a journey that took the English architect, cartographer, archaeological writer, art collector, numismatist and literary translator William Barnard Clarke to France between 1838 and 1839 and later on to Italy in 1839. Keywords: France, Côte d'Azur, England, Great Britain, architect, drawing, landscape, archaeology, Roman, ruin, pencil, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 18,3 cm x 29,1 cm (7,2 x 11,5 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall slightly browned, larger stain in upper left margin, crease in upper right corner, somewhat soiled in margins, small pinholes in corners. Irregularly trimmed.