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W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Porte d' Auguste in Nîmes, around 1830, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Augustus Arch (Porte d' Auguste) in Nîmes (Gard), c. 1830, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Upper left numbered: "No 49". Date: c. 1830 Description: The drawing 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. It shows the tranquil hustle and bustle at the Arch of Augustus in Nîmes, in the remains of which some traders have set up their stalls. The inscription above the arches reads "IMP CAESAR [D]IVI F AVGV[S]TVS [C]O[S] X[I] TRIBV [PO]TEST VIII [P]ORTAS MVROS COL DA[...]" (Emperor Augustus, son of the divine Caesar, consul for the 11th time, exercised tribune power for the 8th time and gave the colony its gates and walls). Keywords: France, England, Great Britain, England, architect, ruin, arch, Roman, monument, pencil, drawing, trader, everyday life, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 19,0 cm x 27,7 cm (7,5 x 10,9 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall browned, corners somewhat bumped, small pinhole in upper left corner, slightly stained. Irregularly trimmed.

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W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Porte d' Auguste in Nîmes, around 1830, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Augustus Arch (Porte d' Auguste) in Nîmes (Gard), c. 1830, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: Upper left numbered: "No 49". Date: c. 1830 Description: The drawing 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. It shows the tranquil hustle and bustle at the Arch of Augustus in Nîmes, in the remains of which some traders have set up their stalls. The inscription above the arches reads "IMP CAESAR [D]IVI F AVGV[S]TVS [C]O[S] X[I] TRIBV [PO]TEST VIII [P]ORTAS MVROS COL DA[...]" (Emperor Augustus, son of the divine Caesar, consul for the 11th time, exercised tribune power for the 8th time and gave the colony its gates and walls). Keywords: France, England, Great Britain, England, architect, ruin, arch, Roman, monument, pencil, drawing, trader, everyday life, 19th century, Romanticism, Architecture, France, Size: Paper: 19,0 cm x 27,7 cm (7,5 x 10,9 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall browned, corners somewhat bumped, small pinhole in upper left corner, slightly stained. Irregularly trimmed.

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