PrintsFrench18th century

View of the Temple of the Sun, the Arch of Titus, and a Fragment of the Palace of Emperors

1773

Artists

Jean-Jacques de BoissieuArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 25.7 × 35 cm (10 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.) sheet: 26.7 × 35.5 cm (10 1/2 × 14 in.)

Provenance

[James A. Bergquist, Boston], sold; to Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1993, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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