Fragmens Antiques, from Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore

Designed and engraved by Jean Barbault French
Publisher Bouchard & Gravier Italian
1761
Not on view
Plate 73, Two sections of a bas-relief with putti and sea Gods and creatures, including sea horses and dolphins. This plate appears at the end of the volume, in a section of nineteen plates (and four half-page unnumbered images) with ancient statues and bas-reliefs. Unlike the plates in the rest of the volume, these are not accompanied by descriptive text.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fragmens Antiques, from Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne ou Recueil des plus beaux Morceaux de l'Antiquité Romaine qui existent encore
  • Artist: Designed and engraved by Jean Barbault (French, Viarmes 1718–1762 Rome)
  • Printer: Giunchi Heritiers de Komarek
  • Publisher: Bouchard & Gravier (Rome)
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: 1761
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 13 15/16 × 9 3/8 in. (35.4 × 23.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.519.87(128)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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