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Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams, Scottish 1773-1829-  Temple of Minerva Medica;  pen and grey ink...

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Lot 169

Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams, 
Scottish 1773-1829- 
Temple of Minerva Medica; 
pen and grey ink...

Price Realised: £157

Estimate: £200 - £300

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Lot 169

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Hugh William 'Grecian' Williams, 
Scottish 1773-1829- 

Temple of Minerva Medica; 

pen and grey ink on paper, inscribed 'Temple of Minerva medica' (upper centre), 28.4 x 46.7 cm. 

Provenance: 
with Stephen Somerville, from whom purchased in July 1988. 
Property of the Late Professor Eric Gerald Stanley, FBA (1923-2018) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Stanley). 

Note:  
The Temple of Minerva Medica is a ruined nymphaeum of Imperial Rome which dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century. It is located between the Via Labicana and Aurelian Walls and just inside the line of the Anio Vetus. Once part of the Horti Liciniani on the Esquiline Hill, it now faces the modern Via Giolitti. It was once thought to be the temple to Minerva Medica ('Minerva the Doctor') mentioned by Cicero and other sources. 

The decagonal structure in 'opus latericium' is relatively well preserved, though the full dome collapsed in 1828. It is surrounded on three sides with other chambers which were added at a later date. There is no mention of it in ancient literature or inscriptions. 

Williams worked mainly in the medium of watercolours, depicting the landscape of Britain and Europe in his work. He travelled around Italy and Greece with William Douglas (c.1784-1821), an experience which fundamentally shaped his subsequent output. This culminated in his publication 'Select Views of Greece' between 1827-29, and earnt him the nickname 'Grecian Williams'. 

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