Live Auction 7435British Works on Paper
William Hamilton, R.A. (1751-1801)
Lot 16

William Hamilton, R.A. (1751-1801)

Figures before the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Forum, Rome; and Figures by the Temple of Saturn, the Forum, Rome

Closed21 November 2007

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GBP 3,750

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William Hamilton, R.A. (1751-1801)
Figures before the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Forum, Rome; and Figures by the Temple of Saturn, the Forum, Rome
both signed 'Wm Hamilton' (lower right)
pen and grey ink and grey wash heightened with touches of white, within the artist's black-line border, unframed
13 5/8 x 12¼ in. (35 x 31.2 cm.) (2)

Specialist note

Hamilton was sent by his father, an assistant to Robert Adam (1728-1792), to study in Rome under Antonio Zucchi, A.R.A. (1726-1795), until 1769. He subsequently returned to London and entered the Royal Academy Schools. He was elected Royal Academician in 1774.