PrintsFrench18th century

A View of the Vestibule of St. Mary 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: 53.2 × 40.5 cm (20 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.) Plate: 56.5 × 40.5 cm (22 1/4 × 15 15/16 in.) Sheet: 65.1 × 51.2 cm (25 5/8 × 20 3/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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