Vüe d'un Arc élevé a l'honneur de Galien sur le mont Esquilin, from "Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore"

1761

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Plate 20, View of the Arch of Gallienus on the Esquiline Hill in Rome, with the Nymphaeum of Alexander Severus (identified in the inscription as Chateau de l'eau Marcia) in the background at left and figures gathered under the central archway in the foreground at right. Below this plate is a smaller image, titled "Bas relief Antique qui represente un Heros qui reconnoit une Ame dans les Champs Elisées." These two images appear facing page 27, which includes a brief description of the Arch.

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Title: Vüe d'un Arc élevé a l'honneur de Galien sur le mont Esquilin, from "Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore"
Series/Portfolio: Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore
Artist: After Jean Barbault (French, Viarmes 1718–1762 Rome)
Engraver: Dominico Montagu (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1750–76)
Printer: Giunchi Heritiers de Komarek
Publisher: Bouchard & Gravier (Rome)
Published in: Rome
Date: 1761
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (22.5 × 26 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.519.87(41)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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