Edward Cresy and G.L. Taylor, Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome: the various ornaments one quarter their actual size, 1 July 1821.
Chalk lithograph. 375 mm x 254 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome: the various ornaments one quarter their actual size, 1 July 1821
After Edward Cresy (1792 - 1858) and After G.L. Taylor (1788 - 1873)
RA Collection: Art
375 mm x 254 mm
The Architectural Antiquities Of Rome; Measured And Delineated By G.L. Taylor And Edward Cresy, Architects, And Fellows Of The Society Of Antiquaries. Vol. I. (II.) - London:: 1821. (-1822.)
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