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W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Glanum in the south of France (Bouches-du-Rhône), 1839, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Mausoleum and arch of Glanum in southern France (Bouches-du-Rhône), 1839, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Lower middle dated: "10. St Remy. 1839. Boignon". Date: 1839 Description: The drawing shows two of the most prominent Roman ruins of the city of Glanum, an initially Celtic, then Hellenistic and finally Roman settlement near Avignon. "Les Antiques", the mausoleum from around 40 BC and the arch from the end of the reign of Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD), formed an interesting and therefore frequently depicted ensemble for travelling artists. 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, England, Great Britain, England, architect, ruin, arch, Roman, monument, pencil, drawing, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 19,4 cm x 29,7 cm (7,6 x 11,7 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall somewhat browned, only very slightly soiled at margins, small pinholes in corners, small crease in upper left corner. Irregularly trimmed.

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W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Glanum in the south of France (Bouches-du-Rhône), 1839, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Mausoleum and arch of Glanum in southern France (Bouches-du-Rhône), 1839, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Lower middle dated: "10. St Remy. 1839. Boignon". Date: 1839 Description: The drawing shows two of the most prominent Roman ruins of the city of Glanum, an initially Celtic, then Hellenistic and finally Roman settlement near Avignon. "Les Antiques", the mausoleum from around 40 BC and the arch from the end of the reign of Emperor Augustus (27 BC-14 AD), formed an interesting and therefore frequently depicted ensemble for travelling artists. 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, England, Great Britain, England, architect, ruin, arch, Roman, monument, pencil, drawing, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 19,4 cm x 29,7 cm (7,6 x 11,7 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall somewhat browned, only very slightly soiled at margins, small pinholes in corners, small crease in upper left corner. Irregularly trimmed.

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