Deroy (Isidore Laurent)

Paris, Henri Jeannin, c.1840.
a view of the famous Ponte Rotto, or Ponte Emilio (Pons Aemilius), the oldest Roman stone bridge to span the Tiber in Rome, dating back to the mid 2nd century BCE. It was damaged by various floods in the Middle Ages, notably in 1230 and 1557, but was repaired on these occasions by order of the popes Gregory XI and Gregory XIII, respectively. However, when half of the bridge was destroyed in the floods of 1575 and 1598, it was finally abandoned. It is depicted here in the mid-19th century, before the other half was demolished in 1887 to make room for the new Ponte Palatino, leaving only a single arch standing to this day.

The French artist and printmaker, Isidore Deroy (1797-1886) produced a series of views of Rome between 1838 and 1841, as part of a larger series of views of Italy over subsequent years..
230 by 300mm (9 by 11¾ inches).