Stage Design with Ancient Roman Tombs

A pen and sepia ink drawing with brush and wash shows a theatrical set of tall funerary urns and sculpted tomb facades. A large urn at left bears the inscription "CARSIAN" with a partial lettered band, while a smaller urn and a carved relief-covered monument recede to the right.

Artist

Romolo Achille Liverani

Date

early 19th century

Medium

Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2550 × 1626 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum