The Ponte Lucano, Near Tivoli

probably before 1685

Not on view

Manby was one of a handful of English landscapists who worked in seventeenth-century Italy. No drawings by him were known until 1931 when a group of eleven appeared in a London auction. Described as anonymous, these were later ascribed to Manby, using inscriptions added by an early artist-owner, Francis Place. This composition centers on an ancient Roman bridge that spans the river Aniene, supporting the via Tiburtina between Tivoli Terme with Hadrian’s Villa. Manby's style was shaped by Dutch-Italianate masters he encountered in Rome, and this work represents the earliest landscape drawing by an English-born artist in the Museum's collection.

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Title: The Ponte Lucano, Near Tivoli
Artist: Thomas Manby (British, London ca. 1633–1695 London)
Date: probably before 1685
Medium: Pen and black ink with gray wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 in. × 18 1/2 in. (28 × 47 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Harvey Salzman Gift, 2025
Object Number: 2025.604
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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