Oil on canvas. This is a view of the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, which were built during the reign of Emperor Caracalla between AD 211 and 216. It was painted as a result of a visit to Rome in 1886, when Carlisle sketched with Italian artist Giovanni Costa. Another watercolour version of the composition by Carlisle is in the Castle Howard Collection. The bright green lizards, seen in the foreground of this painting, are not included in the watercolour.
