Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1792
The Ruins of the Pantheon in Oxford Street after the Disastrous Fire of 14th January 1792
Designed by James Wyatt and completed in 1772, the Pantheon quickly became London's most fashionable entertainment venue for exhibitions, masquerades and concerts. In 1792 a fire broke out in an adjacent building; when it spread to the Pantheon itself, it soon gutted the whole building, despite the efforts of firemen.
William Marlow's painting shows the ruinous state of the Pantheon in the aftermath of the fire.
At the end of the eighteenth century, the rise of Romanticism and the development of such artistic concepts as the Sublime rekindled the interest of artists in both fires and ruins. The ruins of the Pantheon were also depicted by the artist J. M. W. Turner.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 83.359
- Object name:
- The Ruins of the Pantheon in Oxford Street after the Disastrous Fire of 14th January 1792
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- Artist/Maker:
- Marlow, William
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- Production date:
- 1792
- Material:
oil, canvas, wood
- Measurements/duration:
- H 1025 mm, W 1245 mm (unframed), H 1185 mm, W 1405 mm (framed)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Assisted by the ACE/V&A Purchase Grant Fund
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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