Cicero at His Villa at Tusculum
Painting by J. M. W. Turner
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Cicero at His Villa at Tusculum is an 1839 historical landscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner.[1][2] It imagines a view of the villa of the Roman statesman Cicero, located at Tusculum in the Alban Hills.
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| Artist | J. M. W. Turner |
| Year | 1839 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 92.5 cm × 123.5 cm (36.4 in × 48.6 in) |
| Location | Ascott House, Buckinghamshire |
It was partly intended to pay tribute to the eighteenth century British landscape artist Richard Wilson who had produced a similar scene, and whose work and was strongly influenced by his time in Italy and who Turner felt had become neglected in a manner similar to Cicero.[3]
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1839 held at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. Today the painting is displayed at Ascott House in Buckinghamshire.[4]
