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Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian

1802–03
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian
  • Artist: Charles Meynier (French, Paris 1768–1832 Paris)
  • Date: 1802–03
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white over black chalk on brownish paper. Squared in black chalk.
  • Dimensions: 24 5/8 x 15 15/16 in. (62.5 x 40.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff Gift, 1977
  • Object Number: 1977.372
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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