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

Printer Giunchi Heritiers de Komarek Italian

1761

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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.

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Title: Fragmens Antiques, 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: 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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