GILLES-FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH CLOSSON | Rome, a view of the Ponte di Caligola, in the Imperial Palaces, Palatine Hill, with tourists among the ruins
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GILLES-FRANÇOIS-JOSEPH CLOSSON
Liège 1796 - 1842
ROME, A VIEW OF THE PONTE DI CALIGOLA, IN THE IMPERIAL PALACES, PALATINE HILL, WITH TOURISTS AMONG THE RUINS
indistinctly signed lower left; and inscribed on the reverse: G.F CLOSSON / Visite a Colysee / 1829
oil on canvas, laid down on artist's board
unframed: 48.2 x 40.7 cm.; 19 x 16 in.
framed: 61.5 x 53 cm.; 24 1/4 x 20 7/8 in.
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A photograph dating from before 1877 shows this part of the ruined palace: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson,_James_(1813-1877)_-_n._373_B_-_Palatino_-_Ponte_di_Caligola.jpg
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