Porta Asinaria
Porta Asinaria
Porta Asinaria
Porta Asinaria

Currently not on view

Porta Asinaria,

ca. 1767–70

James Barry, 1741–1806; born Cork, Ireland; died London, England
formerly attributed to Richard Wilson, 1713 or 1714–1782; born Penegoes, Wales; died Colomendy, Wales; active London, England
x1948-293

Information

Title
Porta Asinaria
Dates

ca. 1767–70

Maker
James Barry
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brown wash over graphite
Dimensions
15.5 x 41.9 cm (6 1/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-293
Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Rome, Porta Asinaria

Inscription
in brown ink, lower left: Road in graphite, lower left corner: Road in brown ink, center: a wall in graphite, on verso: E. 1569 | Parsons, 1929
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in ink, on verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
Irish
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, laid paper, ink, wash
Subject
landscapes (representations), hills, fortifications, aqueducts, figures (representations)

Puchased by Platt at Parsons 1929 (note on verso)

formerly attributed to Richard Wilson, 1713 or 1714–1782; born Penegoes, Wales; died Colomendy, Wales; active London, England

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