Les Ruines de Paestum

Engraver Louis Germain French

mid 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Les Ruines de Paestum
Engraver: Louis Germain (French, 1733–ca. 1791)
Date: mid 18th century
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 7 11/16 × 5 3/16 in. (19.6 × 13.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 7 5/16 in. (28.1 × 18.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.2021
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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