2-888-607 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Caffe Greco - Rome, 1850. View of '... the interior of the Caffe Greco in the Via Condotti, which leads from the Corso to the Piazza di Spagna. It is the great resort of the artist students of all nations in Rome, for early breakfast, or for coffee and cigars, and the best Roman punch to be had in the city. The fantastic appearance of the habitués of this well-known resort is given in the Illustration with great accuracy and spirit'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.