PrintsFrench18th century

A View of the Vestibule of St. Peter at Rome

c. 1765

Artists

Georges-François BlondelArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Mezzotint

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

Image: 53 × 41 cm (20 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.) Plate: 57 × 41 cm (22 7/16 × 16 1/8 in.) Sheet: 67 × 52.5 cm (26 3/8 × 20 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd. [James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2004

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