View Of Rome

View Of Rome is a beautiful artwork realized by  Charles Robert Cockerell in the  XIX century .

Watercolor on paper. Inscribed in pencil on the lower left and verso .

This charming artwork represents a view of the Eternal City as it appeared in the XIX century. On the left,  a couple on a walk admires the grandeur and charm of the Colosseum.

Charles Robert Cockerell  (1788 – 1863) was an English architect, archaeologist, and writer. Pupil of R. Smirke, he visited in 1810-17 Greece, Asia Minor, Italy, contributing to the discovery and publication of the Figalia and Aegina temples. His works show a profound knowledge of ancient, Renaissance, and English classicisms. In 1811–16, he visited several sites in Asia Minor, the Peloponnesos and the Archipelago, Rome, and Florence before going back to London where he opened his own art studio in 1817.