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Temple of Isis at Pompeii (illustration to "Voyage pittoresque de Naples et de Sicile")
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Temple of Isis at Pompeii (illustration to "Voyage pittoresque de Naples et de Sicile")

Medium

Aquatint over etching

Dimensions

sheet: 12 5/16 x 18 9/16 in. (31.2 x 47.2 cm) plate: 10 1/16 x 14 13/16 in. (25.6 x 37.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008

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