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Capitol Forum
Presented by the Earl of Northbrook 1910
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Rome, Capitol
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<p>Edward Lear was perhaps the last of the great topographers. He called his watercolours and oils his ‘topographies’. Between trips Lear lived mostly in Italy, and spent his last seventeen years on the Riviera at San Remo, where he died.</p><p>He wrote from Rome to his sister Ann, in May 1838, around the time this work was painted: ‘every now and then you see bits of ancient villas – all that is left of once vast buildings – now only a few arches with the curious Roman brick work – covered with large aloes – or roofs of olives.’</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
26 May 2003 – 8 December 2003
2003-12-08
26 May 2003
2003-05-26
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2003-05-26
British Watercolours: Turner and his Contemporaries around 1840
Collection based display
1 February 2010 – 5 December 2010
2010-12-05
1 February 2010 – 11 April 2010
2010-04-11
2010-02-01
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (Norwich, UK)
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
2010-02-01
GBAD Watercolour in Britain
Loan-out
The Capitol, from the Forum
support: 216 × 305 mm
Presented by the Earl of Northbrook 1910
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<span class="text0">Edward Lear was perhaps the last  </span><span class="text12">of the great topographers. He called his <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a> and oils his      ‘topographies’. </span><span class="text0">Between trips Lear      lived mostly in Italy, </span><span class="text12">
and spent his last      seventeen years on the Riviera </span><span class="text0">at San Remo,      where he died. </span>
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<span class="text0">He wrote from Rome to his sister Ann,  in May 1838,      around the time this work was painted: ‘every now and then you  see      bits of ancient villas – all that is left  of once vast buildings      – now only a few arches with the curious Roman brick  work –      covered with large aloes – or  roofs of olives.’
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architecture building cities, towns, villages (non-UK) classical column countries and continents features Italy periods and styles places Rome, Capitol Rome, Forum ruins tower townscape townscapes / man-made features tree