Ancient Roman ruins above a river, with people standing on a bridge. Etching by J.J. de Boissieu, 1773.
- Boissieu, Jean-Jacques de, 1736-1810.
- Date:
- 1773
- Reference:
- 2497402i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
On the right is a temple based on the temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, the subject of another etching by J.J. de Boissieu. In the foreground, a boy is fishing from the bridge, while a woman with a child talks to a fisherman or traveller
Publication/Creation
1773
Physical description
1 print : etching, en chine ; platemark 12.5 x 16.3 cm
Contributors
Lettering
DB 1773.
Edition
[Possibly a reprint of 1823?].
References note
Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du dix-huitième siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, département des estampes, tome III, Paris 1934, p. 101, no. 72 ("Le petit pont à trois piles")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2497402i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores