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W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Reliefs in Vaison-la-Romaine, around 1830, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Sketches of Roman reliefs in Vaison-la-Romaine, c. 1830, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Upper left inscribed: "[...]of the Romans / found at Vaison / Bas relief". Upper left numbered: "No 37". Date: c. 1830 Description: 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. The illustration documents two finds from Vaison (Gallo-Roman: Vasio), today the largest archaeological excavation site in France. When the English architect travelled to the area, some archaeological finds had already been made, but systematic excavations only began at the start of the 20th century. Keywords: France, England, Great Britain, archaeology, drawing, sketch, relief, pencil, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 27,5 cm x 19,1 cm (10,8 x 7,5 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall slightly browned, only slightly stained, somewhat soiled lower right, small pinholes in the corners.

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W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Reliefs in Vaison-la-Romaine, around 1830, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Sketches of Roman reliefs in Vaison-la-Romaine, c. 1830, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Upper left inscribed: "[...]of the Romans / found at Vaison / Bas relief". Upper left numbered: "No 37". Date: c. 1830 Description: 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. The illustration documents two finds from Vaison (Gallo-Roman: Vasio), today the largest archaeological excavation site in France. When the English architect travelled to the area, some archaeological finds had already been made, but systematic excavations only began at the start of the 20th century. Keywords: France, England, Great Britain, archaeology, drawing, sketch, relief, pencil, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 27,5 cm x 19,1 cm (10,8 x 7,5 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall slightly browned, only slightly stained, somewhat soiled lower right, small pinholes in the corners.

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