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<Capriccio> with Ruins

Louis Jean Desprez

1771

Medium

etching

Dimensions

h 341mm × w 240mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper

Object Type

print

Subject Matter

landscape with ruins; ruin of a building ~ architecture

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1987

Notes

Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds

Collection Type

prints

About Louis Jean Desprez

1743–1804 • SwedenFrance

Born 28 May 1743. Desprez was a student of Jacques-François Blondel and Pierre Desmaisons. He won the Grand Prix in 1776 for "un château pour un grand seigneur". French architect, painter and etcher. Comment on works: Painter; Architect; Graphic artist; Master draughtsman; Stage set designer

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