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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M23730.1.71
People
Louis Desmaisons, French (active 1780 - 1834)
Pierre Gabriel Berthault, French (Saint-Maur, Seine, France c. 1748 - c. 1819 Rome, Italy)
After Louis-François Cassas, French (Azay-le-Ferron 1756 - 1827 Versailles)
Title
Ruins of an Arch of Triumph at Palmyra.--Debris of that Arch of Triumph, which terminates the grand colonnade.--The view is taken on the west side. The lowest part presents a part of the enclosure of the Temple of the Sun.
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Voyage pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palaestine..., Vol. 1
Original Language Title: Ruines d'un Arc de Triomphe à Palmyre.--Développement des débris de cet Arc de Triomphe, qui termine la grande Colonnade.--La vue est prise du côté de l'ouest. Le fond offre une partie de l'enceinte du Temple du Soleil.
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1798
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211185

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 41 x 56.3 cm (16 1/8 x 22 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Library, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year
1998
Object Number
M23730.1.71
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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