View of the Ruins of the temple of Hercules at Agrigentum

The artist employed soft, pale watercolours to convey the interplay of light and shadow on the ruins, blending them seamlessly with the rocky hillside, under a light, airy sky suggestive of mist.

Executed circa late August 1778, during or after the artist's site visit, the work was later engraved by de Longuouil for plate 89 in Abbé de Saint-Non’s Voyage Pittoresque (Vol. 4, 1785).

Part of a broader 18th-century artistic fascination with antiquity and the picturesque, this work reflects the era's travel and documentation of classical ruins.

Now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the piece remains accessible for public viewing, contributing to ongoing appreciation of both the ancient site and 18th-century artistic practices.