47 - W. CLARKE (1806–1865), Temple of Janus in Autun, 1838, pencil

W. CLARKE (1806–1865), Temple of Janus in Autun, 1838, pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire – 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Temple of Janus in Autun (Saône-et-Loire), 1838, pencil Technique: Washed pencil on paper Inscription: Numbered in the upper left: “No. 5.” Dated in the upper right: “Temple of Janus, Autun, Oct. 8, 1838.” Date: 1838 Description: The drawing was created during 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 to Italy in 1839. In the drawing of the area around Autun, the so-called Temple of Janus (remains of a Gallo-Roman temple from the 1st century) appears embedded in the landscape in the middle ground. Keywords: France; England; Great Britain; England; Architect; Ruins; Temple; Landscape; Travel; Pencil; Drawing; 19th century; Romanticism; Landscape; France; Size: Paper: 17.7 cm x 26.1 cm (7 x 10.3 in) Condition: In fairly good condition. Margins somewhat browned; overall slightly browned; slightly soiled at the margins. Small pinholes in the corners; some minor stains. Irregularly trimmed.