Artist:
CASSAS, Louis Francois
Engraver:
de la Porte/ Berthault
Title:
MAUSOLÉE D’IAMBLICHUS. Vue de l’intèrieur, prise dans le fond, en regardant l’entrée.
Stock Code:
6180
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):
29cm x 46cm
11½ inches x 18 inches
Date:
1799-1800
Price:
£205
Magnificent engraving of interior of a mausoleum at Palmyra. 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.