View of the Pamphili Obelisk | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2012.67
People: Louis Rouhier, French (active c. 1650)
Published by Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Italian (1627 - 1691)
Title: View of the Pamphili Obelisk
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Obelisco Panphilio Gia nell'Ippodromo di Ant Carcalla...
Series/Book Title: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1651
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/340116

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 50 x 37.5 cm (19 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 63.2 x 42.2 cm (24 7/8 x 16 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: Louis Rouhier sculpsit
inscription: engraved in plate, upper center: ...1651...Gio Iacomo de Rossi li Stampa...
inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 139
inscription: verso, center, graphite: 2

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier, Rome, Italy, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: LeBlanc 1 (?)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier
Accession Year: 2012
Object Number: 2012.67
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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