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Observations sur les Antiquites de la ville d'Herculanum, Avec quelques reflexions sur la Peinture et la Sculpture des Anciens

1754
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 526

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Object Information
  • Title: Observations sur les Antiquites de la ville d'Herculanum, Avec quelques reflexions sur la Peinture et la Sculpture des Anciens
  • Artist: Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris)
  • Artist: Jérôme Charles Bellicard (French, Paris 1726–1786 Paris)
  • Date: 1754
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Paper, leather
  • Dimensions: H. 6-3/4 x W. 4-1/4 x D. 1 in. (17.1 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books and book bindings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.309.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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