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James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730-94)

"Ancient Temple at Palmyra".

RCIN 911616

James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730-94)

"Ancient Temple at Palmyra"

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

View of the ruins of a Roman temple in middle ground-on a square plan-in a landscape setting. Groups of figures litter scene.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection James Bruce of Kinnaird (1730-94)
(artist)

Search the collection Luigi Balugani (1737-70)
(artist)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Places
Asia
Syria
Palmyra [Syria]
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Architecture
Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
Classical temples
Non-Christian religious architecture
Architectural history
Classical architecture
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Astronomy
Geodesy & Surveying
Topography
References

Other number(s)

RL 11616

O(E) : Oppé, A.P., 1950. English Drawings in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London – O(E) 94

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