Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli

Samuel Prout, 1783 - 1852



Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli

Samuel Prout 1783 - 1852

Summary

Classical ruin with corinthium columns. Two female figures stand to the left holding a cloth. Garments hang from a washing line behind them. The washing line is attached at one end to a brick post in the foreground to the left and at the other end to one of the columns of the temple. Two figures sit to the right on a cliff edge.


Object Name

Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli

Creators Name

Samuel Prout

Date Created

about 1825

Dimensions

framed: 67.1cm x 53cm

accession number

1917.82

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
bodycolour

Credit

Mr James Thomas Blair bequest, 1917.


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