Susanna Frances Faithful Fanshaw
1817 – 1898
View of Tiber from Acqua Acetosa near Rome
Brush and watercolor.
163 x 341 mm –6 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.
Signed and dated, in pencil, bottom right : Fanshawe. 1865 Laid down on an album page and written on the page under the drawing : The Tiber from the aqua acetosa near Rome 1865 – ruined cities Irculle vc.
The Acqua Acetosa is a fountain located at the time outside Rome, north of the Borghese villa and renowned for centuries for the benefits of its ferruginous water.
Condition report – Good general condition. some small stains.