"Louis-pierre Baltard (1764-1846) - Colosseum Gallery, Rome, Italy - Pen, Ink And Wash "
Louis-Pierre BALTARD (1764-1846)View of a gallery of the Coliseum
Pen, Indian ink and wash
Framed under glass
Format (drawing alone): 18.5 x 12 cm
Format (at sight): 20.5 x 13. 5 cm
Format (frame): 34.5 x 27.5 cm
This drawing is undoubtedly preparatory to the engraving published by Baltard in 1800-1802 in "Views of the ancient monuments of Rome, and of the main picturesque factories of this city drawn from 'after nature and engraved with wash' (plate 41). One character is notably absent from our drawing.
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