The Grecian Orders of Architecture...Delineated and Explained from the Antiquities of Athens..

Author Stephen Riou British

Publisher J. Dixwell British

Etcher Charles Grignion, I British

1768

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Title: The Grecian Orders of Architecture...Delineated and Explained from the Antiquities of Athens..
Author: Stephen Riou (British, London 1720–1780 London)
Publisher: J. Dixwell (London)
Etcher: Charles Grignion, I (British, London baptised 1721–1810 London)
Date: 1768
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 18 5/16 × 12 × 13/16 in. (46.5 × 30.5 × 2 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.172
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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