3-095-941 - "Royal Academy of Arts, London"/Heritage Images

Cast of cyma reversa moulding from upper architrave, late 18th century-early 19th century. Cast reproducing the upper moulding of the architrave (directly below the figural frieze) of the Arch of Titus in Rome. It is a cyma reversa moulding decorated by lobed acanthus leaves which alternate with recessive oval leaves. This decoration was popular in the Flavian period in Rome. The cast was from the collection of Thomas Lawrence which was sold on 10 May 1830. The Arch was of particular interest in the early 19th century because the neo-classical architects Raffaele Stern and Giuseppe Valadier undertook major restoration between 1817-18 and 1823-24.