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DUBORG, Matthew.
Views and Remains of Ancient Buildings in Rome, and Its Vicinity.
Shapero notes of his copy: "There is little information about Dubourg; the dates of his birth and death are unknown, and even his first name is not well attested. He is known to have contributed coloured aquatints to Thomas Williamson, The European in India (London, 1813) and to J. F. Dove, A Picture of St Petersburg (London, 1815), as well as two plates (after drawings by Pugin) to Edward Wedlake Brayley, Illustrations of Her Majesty's Palace at Brighton (London, 1838) and the engravings for Barbara Anne Townshend's delightfully named "Sibyl-Leaves, or, Drawing Room Scraps..." Views in Rome seems to be the first book that the artist produced entirely on his own; it consists of 26 aquatints engraved by Dubourg 'with a Descriptive and Historical Account of Each Subject.'
- Published
- London: J. Taylor, 1844
- References
- Abbey Travel 180; Prideaux p.334; Tooley 188; Bobins 580.
- Plates
- 26
- Binding/Size
- L=FOLIO
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: J. Taylor, 1844
- Ref
- 5208
Folio, half-title, title, introduction, text, list of plates. Twenty-six hand-coloured aquatint plates 'engraved by M.Dubourg.' Later dark green calf gilt over original green cloth boards; lettered in gilt to upper board. The plates depict the central Roman remains in the city of Rome, apart from the Temples, the Pantheon, the Coliseum, the Arch of Titus, Trajan's Column, and the Baths of Dioclesian. Essentially the same as the 1820 edition, but without the grey wash borders on the plates. Dubourg began his career as a miniaturist, exhibiting portraits at the Royal Academy in 1786, 87 & 1808. He later produced aquatints for many significant works. Coloured plates in order: 1. Grotto of Egeria. 2. Temple of Vesta. 3. Temple of Fortuna Virilis. 4. Temple of Janus Quadrifons. 5. Temple of Bacchus. 6. Temple of Vesta at Tivoli. 7. Tomb of Cecilia Metella. 8. Temple of Minerva Medica. 9. Temple of the Dea Tussis. 10. The Pantheon. 11. Ponte Lugano. 12. The Coliseum. 13. The Coliseum (from above). 14. Forum of Nerva. 15. Arch of Titus. 16. Temple of Jupiter Tonans. 17. Trajan's Column. 18. Arch of Trajan at Benevento. 19. Tomb of Hadrian. 20. Pyramid of Caius Cestius. 21. Arch of Septimus Severus. 22. Temple of Pallas. 23. Claudian Aqueduct. 24. Ponte Salaro. 25. Baths of Dioclesian. 26. Arch of Constantine.
