Rome, View of the Palatine Hill

This signed and dated painting was exhibited at the 1865 Salon, held soon after Harpignies’s return to Paris. In the foreground of this Roman view, one can see the Colosseum nestled behind the Arch of Titus; to its right the church of Sant’Omobono is recognisable. In the distance stand the Lateran palace and St John Lateran.