Plate 6: The Lighthouse at Alexandria, from "The Seven Wonders of the World"
Antonio Tempesta Italian
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Title: Plate 6: The Lighthouse at Alexandria, from "The Seven Wonders of the World"
Series/Portfolio: The Seven Wonders of the World
Artist:
Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome)
Date: 1608
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (22.3 × 28.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number: 51.501.4073
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