Antiquities and Views in Greece and Egypt; with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants: From Drawings made on the Spot, A.D 1749
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1749 (drawn), ca. 1750s (engraved), 1791 (published)
1749 (drawn), ca. 1750s (engraved), 1791 (published)
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Etching depicting a view of a temple in Greece, from an album consisting of etched plates (46) of antiquities and views. Half bound in crimson morocco. Some plates dated 1751 or 1752. Most plates lettered with title in English and/or French, or in Latin. Most plates lettered with artists' names. Some plates lettered with description.
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Materials and techniques | Etchings |
Brief description | Etching depicting a view of bas-reliefs at the Temple of Minerva in Greece, after a drawing by Richard Dalton, in an album of comprised of 46 plates of antiquities and views in Sicily, Greece, Turkey and Egypt. British School, ca. 1750s. |
Physical description | Etching depicting a view of a temple in Greece, from an album consisting of etched plates (46) of antiquities and views. Half bound in crimson morocco. Some plates dated 1751 or 1752. Most plates lettered with title in English and/or French, or in Latin. Most plates lettered with artists' names. Some plates lettered with description. |
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Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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Accession number | SP.181:6 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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