A depiction of the Farnesian Garden in Rome with trees growing above a high wall which connects tall buildings and ruins in the foreground. One of a group of 6 topographical drawings by Edmund Becker presented to the British Museum by Archdeacon F H D Smythe through the Art Fund in 1948.
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Title of artwork, date
In the Farnesian Garden, 1849-1859
Date supported
1948
Medium and material
Pen, indian ink & grey wash
Dimensions
23 x 34 cm
Gifted by
Archdeacon F H D Smythe
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