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Voyage Pittoresque et Historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie
Cassas, Louis-François, born 1756 - died 1827 - Enlarge image
Voyage Pittoresque et Historique de l'Istrie et de la Dalmatie
- Object:
Drawing
- Place of origin:
Croatia (probably, drawn)
Paris (published) - Date:
ca. 1782 (drawn)
1802 (published) - Artist/Maker:
Cassas, Louis-François, born 1756 - died 1827 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour
- Credit Line:
Ashbee Bequest
- Museum number:
1884-1900
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case WD, shelf 113
A watercolour depicting the a group of architectural fragments found in the area around Pula and Trieste, this drawing is from a series of original drawings by Louis François Cassas which were later engraved and published in Voyage pittoresque et historique de l’Istrie et de la Dalmatie in 1802. A skilled draughtsman and a painter of picturesque landscapes, Cassas is famous for his travel drawings, most often including classical monuments. His drawings are credited as playing a major role in disseminating classical architecture around the world and as influencing the Neo-Classical architectural movement in the early 19th century.