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An Architectural Capriccio

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 etched capriccio, or imaginary combination of architectural motifs, is based on a pen and ink drawing, also by Thiery de Sainte Colombe, which shows the same composition in reverse. For the drawing, see 2017.707.1.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: An Architectural Capriccio
  • Artist: Luc Vincent Thiery de Sainte Colombe (French, 1734–after 1811)
  • Date: 1772
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (8.9 × 10.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Astrid C. Sanai, in memory of Sassan Sanai MD, 2017
  • Object Number: 2017.707.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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