Artist:
CASSAS, Louis Francois
Engraver:
Bovinet
Title:
SARCOPHAGES ANTIQUES. Ces débris d’une haute antiquité, se voyent sur la route qui mène de Bèryte à Sidon.
Stock Code:
6168
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Atlas:
Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte
Size: (W x H):
46cm x 29cm
18 inches x 11½ inches
Date:
1799-1800
Price:
£230
Magnificent engraving of derelict Sarcophagi by the coastal road between Beirut and Sidon. Louis-François Cassas was one of the best French printmakers of the eighteenth century. His Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse-Egypte is perhaps the finest eighteenth century illustrated book on the Middle East. This superb print is from the first edition, published in parts on large sheets.
Large paper copy. Fine condition.