The Base of Trajan's Column in Rome
Artist
Giuseppe Manocchi(Italian, 1731–1782)Italian, 1731–1782
CultureItalian
Titles
- The Base of Trajan's Column in Rome
Date1772
MediumPen and black ink, and brown wash with black chalk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 17 1/8 × 24 7/16 in. (43.5 × 62 cm)
Mat: 20 1/16 × 28 1/8 in. (51 × 71.4 cm)
Mat: 20 1/16 × 28 1/8 in. (51 × 71.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Aggie Foster and Steve Simon at Art + Paper 2025
Object number2025.264
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Life and Times in Imperial Rome: Trajan and His Times," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Nov. 2, 2025--Jan. 25, 2026.
Published References Martin Moeller, “Giuseppe Manocchi,The Base of Trajan’s Column in Rome,” Works on paper 2012, Hamburg, Germany: Dr. Moeller & CIE. Kunsthandel, 2012, Cat. 5, illus. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in ink, center bottom edge: Tro[?] di Collona Trajana To Giuseppe Manocchi Roma 1772 [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in blue pencil, top right corner: 1
Verso: [none]
Recto: Inscribed in blue pencil, top right corner: 1
Verso: [none]
Recto: Watermark on lower left and lower right: Post horn in a shield with lettering below: SU[??]FLINE
Recto: Countermark on upper left and upper right: AMSTERDAM
Recto: Countermark on upper left and upper right: AMSTERDAM
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