This piece is a rare ink and watercolor drawing on paper, later used by the two artists to create an engraving.

The view depicts the "Palazzo Grande" of Villa Ludovisi, with the square in front connected to the palace by a bridge and multi-level terraces adorned with ancient statues. At the center of the square is a fountain with a statue of Triton, which today is located at the U.S. Embassy in Rome. Volpato and Ducros’ portrayal of the square includes figures engaged in various activities and games. In the background, the grand silhouette of Palazzo Barberini can be seen, with a large urn completing the composition on the right.

Villa Ludovisi was one of the largest villas in Rome, built in the 17th century on the Pincian Hill and surrounded by a vast park in the area of the Horti Sallustiani. It was commissioned by Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi, the nephew of Pope Gregory XV, who purchased Villa Orsini in 1622 and expanded it with adjacent properties. This resulted in a thirty-hectare park stretching between Porta Pinciana, Porta Salaria, and the Convent of Sant'Isidoro. The buildings were designed by Domenichino, while the gardens were partly the work of Domenichino and André Le Nôtre, the architect of Versailles.

After the cardinal’s death, the villa passed through various stages of care and neglect by its owners. In 1871, as Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, the Boncompagni Ludovisi princes began the process of dividing the property in 1883. Neither the gardens nor the buildings, including parts of the palaces, were spared. The current Ludovisi district was built on the grounds of the former park. 

Of the villa’s historic buildings, praised by Goethe and Stendhal and whose destruction was met with protest by figures such as D'Annunzio and Rodolfo Lanciani, only the casino known as the "Aurora," with Guercino's fresco, and the façade and staircase of the "Palazzo Grande" were preserved. These were incorporated into Palazzo Margherita, the new building constructed by Gaetano Koch between 1880 and 1890, now home to the U.S. Embassy on Via Veneto.