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The single flat copper panel is stable and uncradled. The paint surface, which is under glass, appears sound and in good condition although slightly worn in the sky. The glass prevents proper examination under ultraviolet light. The lot is offered in a later wood and plaster painted frame.
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The composition derives, with minor differences, from the primary signed version of this scene by Panini which was sold at Sotheby's, London, 1 November 1978, lot 47 (see F. Arisi, Gian Paolo Panini e i fasti della Roma dell' 700,  Rome 1986, p. 332, no. 202).