Antique Print of the Arch of the Goldsmith

Antique print titled 'Arch of the Goldsmiths'. Large aquatint of the Arch of the Goldsmith. The Goldsmith's gate, or arch of the goldsmith, was built by bankers and cattle merchants in A.D. 204 in honor of Septimius Severus and his family, the interior relief sculpture depicts the Roman emperor with his wife, Julia Domna.

This print originates from Antiquities of Rome: comprising twenty-four select views of its principal ruins and a description of each view' by Henry Abbot.

Condition: Good. Light soiling, minor wear. Few creases and tears, mainly in margins. Blank verso, please study image carefully.

Date: 1820

Overall size: 56 x 42 cm.