William Walcot, R.E. 1874-1943.
The First Wooden Temple of Jupiter or Restoration of one of the first Temples of Jupiter Capitolinus, Rome. 1918. Etching, aquatint and drypoint. Dickins 47. 5 1/8 x 7 1/8 (sheet 9 3/16 x 11 5/8). Edition 100. A rich impression printed on white wove paper. Deaccession stamp verso: White Art Museum Duplicate. Signed in pencil. $400.
The Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus was built by the last of the 'Etruscan' Kings of Rome in 509 B.C., just before his downfall, and consecrated in the first year of the Roman Republic. The Capitoline Hill was the most significant of the seven hill of Rome, and the Temple to Jupiter the most sacred shrine in the city. It was burned and destroyed three times. Its foundations are now beneath the Palazzo Caffarelli.
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