DrawingsFrench19th century

Pompeiian Reliefs

1828

Artists

François Edouard PicotArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor over graphite and gray ink on cream wove paper, darkened, crumbling along edges, laid down to the cover of a Louvre publication of the "Collection Sauvageot" by Edouard Leìvre.

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27 x 52.8 cm (10 5/8 x 20 13/16 in.)

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