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Ceremony held in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican
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Ceremony held in the Cappella Paolina, Vatican

Medium

Etching; second sate of three (Wollin)

Dimensions

Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) Plate: 30 5/16 x 20 1/4 in. (77 x 51.5 cm) printed horizontally

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Louis Jean Desprez

1743–1804SwedenFrance

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