- Description
-
- Creator(s)
- Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) and Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) after (?) John Robert Cozens (1752-1797)
- Title
-
- Tivoli: The Rocca Pia, from the South West
- Date
- 1794 - 1797
- Medium and Support
- Graphite and watercolour on wove paper, on an early mount
- Dimensions
- 27.4 × 19.3 cm, 10 ¾ × 7 ⅝ in
- Mount Dimensions
- 36.3 × 49.5 cm, 14 ¼ × 19 ½ in
- Object Type
- Collaborations; Monro School Copy
- Subject Terms
- Italian View: The Roman Campagna
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- Collection
- Catalogue Number
- TG0581
- Description Source(s)
- Viewed in November 2017
Provenance
Dr Thomas Monro (1759–1833); his posthumous sale, Christie's, 28 June 1833, lot 78 as ‘A book containing 62 interesting sketches in the neighbourhood of Rome and Naples, by Turner, in Indian ink and blue’; bought by Thomas Griffith on behalf of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), £21; accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest, 1856
Bibliography
Finberg, 1909, vol.2, p.1229 as 'At Tivoli' by Thomas Girtin; Turner Online as 'Tivoli: A View inside the Castle' by Joseph Mallord William Turner and Thomas Girtin (Accessed 07/09/2022)
Place depicted
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Drawings Made with Joseph Mallord William Turner from the Sketches of John Robert Cozens’ First Trip to the Continent, 1776–79
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Private Collection
A View of Geneva, from Cologny
British Museum, London
A View of Geneva, from Cologny
Private Collection
Mont Blanc, from the Banks of the Arve, near Sallanches in Savoy
British Museum, London
A Footbridge between Rocks, near Chamonix
Tate, London
Between Chamonix and Martigny, the Aiguille Verte
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
La Bâtiaz Castle, near Martigny (Caesar’s Tower)
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Rhône, Looking North from the Junction with the Salanfe River, near the Pissevache Fall
Tate, London
The Valley of the Rhône, with a View of Sion from the East
Tate, London
The Lake of Thun, near the Village of Spiez
Private Collection
Interlaken, on the Road between the Lake of Thun and Unterseen
Private Collection
The View from the Bridge at Unterseen
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Unterseen, from the Lake of Thun
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
A River View near Grindelwald, Looking towards the Wetterhorn
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
Along the River Schwarze Lütschine, between Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald
Private Collection
Second View on the Reichenbach Falls, near Meiringen, in the Valley of Oberhasli
Private Collection, Norfolk
The Reichenbach Falls, the Fourth View
Private Collection
The Reichenbach Falls, the Fifth View
Tate, London
The Reichenbach Falls, the Sixth View, in a Rocky Gorge
Tate, London
The Reichenbach Falls, the Seventh Stage
Tate, London
The Reichenbach Falls, the Eighth View
Tate, London
The Reichenbach Falls, the Ninth View and Final Stage
Tate, London
The Lesser Valley of Oberhasli, the Upper Part from the North
Private Collection
The Benedictine Convent of Engelberg
Private Collection
Lake Lucerne, the View from near Brunnen
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
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Gallery Oldham
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British Museum, London
Tell’s Chapel, Lake Lucerne, with the Frohnalpstock Beyond
Private Collection
Lake Lucerne, from Weggis, with the Bürgenstock Beyond
Eton College, Windsor
A Narrow Gorge on the River Linth, near the Pantenbrücke
Tate, London
Lake Klöntal
Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence
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Leeds Art Gallery
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Tate, London
A Waterfall in a Rocky Defile, near Chur
Tate, London
Waterside Buildings beneath a Sheer Cliff, near Chur
Tate, London
Sargans Castle
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
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Private Collection
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Tate, London
The Lake of Mezzola, near Chiavenna, Lake Como in the Distance
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Lake Walen, Looking East
British Museum, London
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Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
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Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
A Bridge over a Waterfall, near Chiavenna
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
Chiavenna, with the Bell Tower of the College of San Lorenzo
Tate, London
The Town of Como, from the Lake
Private Collection
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Gallery Oldham
Lake Como
British Museum, London
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Private Collection
Lake Como, Looking North to the Village of Bellagio
Private Collection
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Private Collection
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Private Collection
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Tate, London
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Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
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Private Collection
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The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino
A Covered Bridge with a Mountain Beyond, Possibly in Switzerland
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino
A Wooden Bridge over a River, Said to Be in the Pass of St Gotthard
Tate, London
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Tate, London
An Alpine Valley, near Chiavenna
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Rome: A Road under a Ruined Archway on the Palatine Hill
Tate, London
Rome: Unidentified Ruins on the Palatine Hill
Tate, London
Rome: The Ruins of Tiberius' Villa on the Palatine Hill, with the Wall of the Farnese Gardens
Tate, London
Rome: The Ruins of Tiberius' Villa on the Palatine Hill, from the Forum
Tate, London
Rome: A Monumental Ruin on the Palatine Hill
Tate, London
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Tate, London
Rome: The View from the Palatine Hill, with the Palace of Augustus in the Foreground
Tate, London
An Ancient Ruin, Probably near Rome
Tate, London
Rome: Part of the Ruins of Nero's Golden House, the Domus Aurea
Tate, London
Rome: The Monumental Ruins of Nero's Golden House, the Domus Aurea
Tate, London
Rome: The Ruins of Nero's Golden House, the Domus Aurea
Tate, London
Rome: Part of the Extension to the Claudian Aqueduct, Known as the Arcus Neroniani
Tate, London
The Mausoleum of Caecilia Metella, Rome
Private Collection
An Unidentified Mausoleum, Probably near Rome
Private Collection
The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, Rome
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Rome: The Castle of St Angelo
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Rome: The Temple of Vesta
Tate, London
A Detail of the Portico of an Ancient Temple
Tate, London
An Imaginary Composition with Antique Ruins and Figures
Tate, London
Rome: The Ruined Nymphaeum of Alexander Severus, Known as the Temple of Minerva Medica
Tate, London
Rome: The Colosseum, from the Caelian Hill
Private Collection
Rome: The Colosseum, with a Rider on a Track
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Rome: Part of the Extension to the Claudian Aqueduct, Known as the Arcus Neroniani
Private Collection
An Architectural Composition, Based on the Milvian Bridge over the River Tiber
Tate, London
Rome: Part of the Milvian Bridge over the River Tiber (The Ponte Molle)
Tate, London
Rome: The Fortified Northern End of the Milvian Bridge (The Ponte Molle)
Tate, London
The Ripa Grande, Site of the Ancient Port of Rome, in an Imaginary Setting
Tate, London
The Chapel of San Giuliano, Overlooking the River Tiber, near the Milvian Bridge
Tate, London
Rome: The River Tiber, with the Aventine Hill to the Left
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
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Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
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Tate, London
An Unidentified Building and Column Set amongst Trees, Probably the Villa Negroni in Rome
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Rome: A View in the Farnese Gardens
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
Rome: The Ludovisi Gardens
Private Collection
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Private Collection
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The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
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Private Collection
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Private Collection
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Private Collection
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Private Collection
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Private Collection
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Tate, London
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Tate, London
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Tate, London
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Tate, London
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Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
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Harvard Art Museums / Fogg Museum
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Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl'
Tate, London
Tivoli: The River Aniene, with 'The Temple of the Sibyl' Seen Above
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas’, Seen from an Elevated Viewpoint
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino
Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas' with Part of the Cascades
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas' and Part of the Cascades, Seen from Below
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Tivoli: The View from the Gardens of the Villa d'Este, Looking towards Montecelio
Tate, London
Tivoli: The Villa d'Este, Looking South West
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
Tivoli: The Gran Loggia of the Villa d'Este
Tate, London
Tivoli: A Mausoleum, Known as the Temple of Tosse
Tate, London
The Tomb of Plautus, near Tivoli
Tate, London
A Wooded Valley near Bex in Switzerland
Private Collection
Rocca di Papa, from Monte Cavo
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
The Passionist Monastery on Monte Cavo
Tate, London
A Distant View of the Passionist Monastery on Monte Cavo
Tate, London
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Tate, London
The Ruined Mausoleum of the Emperor Gallienus on the Appian Way
Tate, London
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Tate, London
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Tate, London
Albano: A Ruined Building by a Stream
Tate, London
Albano: Part of the Ruins of the Ancient Baths of Caracalla, Known as Cellomaio
Tate, London
A Hermitage at Albano on the Appian Way
Tate, London
Albano: The Ruins of the Ancient Baths of Caracalla, Known as Cellomaio
Tate, London
Lake Albano, Viewed from the Bergantino
Private Collection
Albano: A Mausoleum, Known as the Tomb of the Horatii and Curatii
Tate, London
Albano: The Ruins of a Mausoleum, Known as the Tomb of the Horatii and Curatii
Tate, London
Lake Albano with Castel Gandolfo
Harvard Art Museums / Fogg Museum
Lake Albano, from Palazzolo
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Ariccia: The Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Tate, London
Ariccia: Looking Up to the Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Tate, London
A Distant View of Ronciglione, near Lake Vico
Private Collection
An Unidentified View, Formerly Known as 'L'Arriccia'
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
Ariccia: The Church of Santa Maria Assunta and the Chigi Palace
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
An Unidentified Convent at Nemi
Tate, London
Nemi: Unidentified Buildings Overlooking a Stream
Tate, London
An Unidentified Building, Known as 'The Capuchin Convent near Nemi'
Tate, London
Genzano: The Palazzo Sforza Cesarini
Tate, London
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Town of Nemi Overlooking the Lake
Tate, London
The Town of Nemi, from the Banks of the Lake
Leeds Art Gallery
Lake Nemi and the Town of Genzano
Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool
The Lake and Town of Nemi
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
Lake Nemi, with Genzano in the Distance
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
An Unidentified Castle by a River, Known as 'Orte'
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Lake Vico
British Museum, London
Lake Vico, from the Hill of Viterbo
Tate, London
Lake Bolsena
Tate, London
A River View with a Hill Town Beyond, Possibly Showing Tivoli
Tate, London
A Distant View of Radicofani in Tuscany
Private Collection
Lake Trasimeno
Tate, London
Lake Trasimeno
Private Collection
An Unidentified Waterfall, Possibly in Switzerland, Known as 'The Velino Falls'
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
The Ascent to the Marmore Falls (The Cascade of Terni)
Private Collection
The Bridge of Augustus, near Narni
Private Collection
A Distant View of Civita Castellana
Tate, London
An Unidentified View, Possibly at Civita Castellana
Tate, London
On the River Tiber, at Acqua Acetosa
Tate, London
A View on the River Tiber, North of Rome
Tate, London
Terracina, on the Coast between Rome and Naples, with the Temple of Jupiter Anxur
Tate, London
Gaeta, Seen across the Gulf from Formia
Tate, London
Buildings on the Coast at Posillipo, near Naples
British Museum, London
Naples: Santa Maria del Parto, Mergellina
Tate, London
Naples: Looking across the Bay towards Vesuvius from Mergellina
Tate, London
Baia Castle
Tate, London
The Temple of Venus at Baia
Tate, London
The Temple of Venus at Baia
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
The Bay of Baia, with Naples and Vesuvius in the Distance
Tate, London
An Unidentified Fortress, Probably Baia Castle
Tate, London
Naples: Castel Sant'Elmo and the Convent of San Martino
Tate, London
Naples: View over the City from the Royal Palace at Capodimonte
Tate, London
Vesuvius, from Torre Greco
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
An Unidentified Fort on a Cliff by the Sea
Tate, London
Capri: A View over the Eastern Promontory to the Bay of Salerno, with Steps Leading to the Castello Barbarossa
Tate, London
A Group of Buildings on a Low Cliff, near Naples
Tate, London
Lake Avernus
Private Collection
Solfatara, near Naples
British Museum, London
The Norman Tower at Maiori on the Coast near Salerno
Tate, London
An Entrance to the Roman Amphitheatre at Capua
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Vallombrosa Abbey
Tate, London
A Mill and a Two-Arched Bridge on the Road between Florence and Rome
Tate, London
A Five-Arched Bridge, on the Road between Florence and Rome
Tate, London
Florence: The Arno, with the Ponte alla Carraia
Private Collection
The Arno, Seen from the Pisa to Florence Road
Tate, London
The Lighthouse at Livorno (Leghorn)
The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino
On the Coast South of Genoa, near Lerici
Tate, London
A Coastal View of Sestri Levante, near Genoa
Private Collection
Footnotes
- 1 The full diary entry, giving crucial details of the artists’ work at Monro’s house, is transcribed in the Documents section of the Archive (1798 – Item 2).
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