Four Views of St Peter’s and the Vatican, c.1770
George bought these impressive prints, heavily coloured to look like drawings, from a London print dealer, paying 10 guineas for the view with gold paint and 8 guineas each for the three others. Although most of George’s brothers travelled to Europe, he was not permitted by his father to leave the country, a prohibition which greatly frustrated him. Such prints allowed him to experience the foreign cultures of which he could otherwise only dream.
Purchased in 1799
Purchased in 1799
Francesco Panini (1745-1812)
Veduta dell'Interno della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano c.1770
Etching with watercolour and bodycolour | 53.6 x 84.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 705163.b
Francesco Panini (1745-1812)
Prospetto Interno del Portico della Basilica di San Pietro nel Vaticano c. 1770
Etching with watercolour and bodycolour and gold paint | 55.0 x 84.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 705163.c
Francesco Panini (1745-1812)
Veduta della Piazza di S Pietro illuminata dalla Luna c. 1770
Etching printed in brown with watercolour and wash | 55.8 x 85.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 705163.d
