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Ionian Antiquities, Part I

Print
1769 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Volume of plates (28) with head and tail pieces, and descriptive text. Half bound in calf and quarter bound, in modern portfolios. Etching and engravings depicting Ionian Antiquities. Most plates lettered with artists' names, and some with title. Most plates numbered.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleIonian Antiquities, Part I (series title)
Materials and techniques
Etching and engravings
Brief description
Engraving from a volume of 28 plates entitled 'Ionian Antiquities, Part I', by the Society of Dilettanti (R.Chandler, N.Revett, and W.Pars). Great Britain, 1769.
Physical description
Volume of plates (28) with head and tail pieces, and descriptive text. Half bound in calf and quarter bound, in modern portfolios. Etching and engravings depicting Ionian Antiquities. Most plates lettered with artists' names, and some with title. Most plates numbered.
Dimensions
  • Size of covers height: 59.2cm
  • Width: 40.1cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.223:14

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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