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Temple of Portunus
c.1853-1876Albumen print | RCIN 854629
A photograph of the Temple of Portunus or Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Rome.
The temple was originally built in the 3rd or 4th century BC but then rebuilt between 120–80 BC: it is one of the best preserved Roman temples. See also RCIN 854628 for an engraving by Nicolas Beatrizet which was published in the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence"), a collection of maps and prints that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome.
The temple was originally built in the 3rd or 4th century BC but then rebuilt between 120–80 BC: it is one of the best preserved Roman temples. See also RCIN 854628 for an engraving by Nicolas Beatrizet which was published in the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (the "Mirror of Roman Magnificence"), a collection of maps and prints that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
