Rome, COLISEUM COLOSSEUM ~ Antique W Bartlett Art Print

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THE COLISEUM AT ROME Artist: W. H. Bartlett ____________ Engraver: E. Challis Note: the title in the table above is printed below the engraving CLICK TO SEE MORE OLD WORLD VIEWS LIKE THIS ONE!! AN ANTIQUE STEEL ENGRAVING MADE IN THE LATE 1870s!! FROM THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: On information concerning the Coliseum we may refer our readers to any book on Rome. Hare's "Walks in Rome" contain a sufficiently good account both of the building and of its history. We extract two or three descriptive passages. "It consists of four stories, the first Doric, the second Ionic, the third and fourth Corinthian. Its circumference is 1,641 feet, its length is 287, its width 182, its height 157. The entrance for the emperor was between two arches facing the Esquiline, w t is no cornice. t are remains of stucco decoration. . . .. The numerous holes visible all over the exterior of the building /Nere made in the Middle Ages to extract the iron cramps, at that time of great value. The arena was surrounded by a wall sufficientlyhighto protect the spectators from the wild beasts, who were introduced by subterranean passages closed by huge gates, from the side towards the Coelian. . . .. The whole building was probably capable of containing 100,000 persons. At the top, on the exterior, may be seen the remains of the consoles which sustained the velarium which was drawn over the area to shelter the spectators from the sun or rain. Little or nothing is known of the architect, but a tradition ascribes it to Gaudentius, a Christian martyr, who afterwards suffered on the spot; the story will be found fairly well worked out in a small volume written for the London Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge by theBev. GL S. Davies. Charles Dickens gives a moving description of the ruins in his "Lectures from Italy." The artist has chosen the best vantage-ground, and has disposed the human figures with much skill , it is not so easy to praise the foreshortening of the part in shadow. PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in the 1870s; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 9 inches by 12 inches including white borders, actual scene is 5 3/4 inches by 8 3/4 inches. NOTE: t is much more white border on all sides of the print than what my scanner could fit. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is fine. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. Please allow time for personal check to clear. We pack properly to protect your item! Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, print, plate, photogravure etc. are ALL prints on paper, NOT blocks of steel or wood. "ENGRAVINGS", the term commonly used for these paper prints, were the most common method in the 1700s and 1800s for illustrating old books, and these paper prints or "engravings" were inserted into the book with a tissue guard frontis, usually on much thicker quality rag stock paper, although many were also printed and issued as loose stand alone prints. So this auction is for an antique paper print(s), probably from an old book, of very high quality and usually on very thick rag stock paper. Note: as an EBAY powerseller, we strive for customer satisfaction, and will take returns if customer is unsatisfied. EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS EXCELLENT CONDITION! read more

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