Antique Print of the Arch of Septimius Severus by Abbot '1820'

Reference
BG-12208-314
Date
1820
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
40.0 x 55.0 cm (15.7 x 21.7 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 400

Antique print titled 'Arch of Septimius Severus'. Large aquatint of the Arch of Septimius Severus. The Arch of Septimius Severus at the northwest end of the Roman Forum is a white marble triumphal arch dedicated in 203 to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194/195 and 197–199.

This print originates from ' Antiquities of Rome : comprising twenty-four select views of its principal ruins and a description of each view' by Henry Abbot.

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