The Colosseum on the Road to St John Lateran

Artist William Pars (London, England, 1742 - 1782)

Mediumwatercolour on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 33.1 cm, Width: 45 cm
Frame: Height: 55.5 cm, Width: 67.5 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1936 by A E Anderson.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003852

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About MePars was elected member of the Royal Academy in 1770 and in the same year he travelled with his patron Lord Palmerston on a Grand Tour through the Alps. He settled down in Italy five years later, working on many views of Rome, the Campagna and Naples, until his death in 1782 as a result of a chill caught while sketching.

Like many artists-travellers Pars frequently worked using watercolour, a more portable medium than oil and more suitable for sketching. Moreover, the atmospheric qualities of watercolour were particularly appreciated by landscape painters.

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You can see similar scenes in cities across the world. Look at the old Richards Factory on Maberly Street. Remember the old Gas Towers around the Harbour?