A selection of Roman sites done in gouache by Italian topographical artist Carlo Labruzzi who lived from 1748 to 1817. His drawings were very popular with those making the Grand Tour.

Drawings and sketches 1 Minute
“Arch of Galliano.” 18th-19th c. before 1817. Gouache heavy cream laid paper. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/CARLO-LABRUZZI–Rome-1748-1817-Perugia–Group-of-4-gouache-d?saleno=2586&lotNo=610&refNo=789501.
“Waterfalls in the Villa Maecenas in Tivoli.” 18th-19th c. before 1817. Gouache heavy cream laid paper. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/CARLO-LABRUZZI–Rome-1748-1817-Perugia–Group-of-4-gouache-d?saleno=2586&lotNo=610&refNo=789501.
“Tempio della Fortuna Virile.” 18th-19th c. before 1817. Gouache heavy cream laid paper. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/CARLO-LABRUZZI–Rome-1748-1817-Perugia–Group-of-4-gouache-d?saleno=2586&lotNo=610&refNo=789501.
“Avanzo del Tempio della Concordia.” 18th-19th c. before 1817. Gouache heavy cream laid paper. Image © Swann Auction Galleries. Fair use license. via https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/CARLO-LABRUZZI–Rome-1748-1817-Perugia–Group-of-4-gouache-d?saleno=2586&lotNo=610&refNo=789501.

View of the Mausoleum of Romolo and its portico on the Via Appia, Rome. Formerly in an album. Exterior view of the Mausoleum of Romulus within the Villa of Maxentius complex on the left hand side of the Via Appia. 1789-1794. Italian. Carlo Labruzzi, artist. Watercolor over graphite. Image © The Trustees of the British Museum. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1955-1210-10-46
The Chapel of Reginald Pole by the beginning of the road to the Caffarella Valley at the junction with the Via Appia, Rome, with figures. formerly in an album. 1789-1794. Italian. Carlo Labruzzi, artist. Watercolor over graphite. Image © The Trustees of the British Museum. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1955-1210-10-27

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