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An Architectural Capriccio

Luc Vincent Thiery de Sainte Colombe French

ca. 1772

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Luc Vincent Thiery de Sainte Colombe was a lawyer and art collector in 18th-century Paris who also drew and made etchings. This capriccio, or imaginary combination of architectural motifs, is a study for an etching, also by Thiery de Sainte Colombe, which shows the same composition in reverse. For the etching, see 2017.707.2

An Architectural Capriccio, Luc Vincent Thiery de Sainte Colombe (French, 1734–after 1811), Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: An Architectural Capriccio

Artist: Luc Vincent Thiery de Sainte Colombe (French, 1734–after 1811)

Date: ca. 1772

Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash

Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (8.9 × 10.6 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Gift of Astrid C. Sanai, in memory of Sassan Sanai MD, 2017

Object Number: 2017.707.1

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