Nymphaeum of the Nymph Meuse, 1861

Plate 214: the so-called grotto of egeria (aqua farella or caffarella): a wooded landscape filled with rich foliage in the environs of rome; an elderly bearded man seated on an abandoned tree trunk, reading; at right; beyond at centre, the ruins of a grotto, overgrown with foliage; beyond at right, a large tree with creeping vines; composition set within an arched frame; published in 'les artistes anciens et modernes'; sheet numbered 214. 1861 lithograph. Date: 1861. Dimensions: Height: 272 mm (image); Width: 215 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.