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The Capture of Selinus by Hannibal
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The Capture of Selinus by Hannibal

Medium

Etching and aquatint with drypoint, state II/II

Dimensions

sheet: 20 15/16 x 29 1/16 in. (53.2 x 73.8 cm) image: 17 11/16 x 28 1/4 in. (44.9 x 71.7 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Hill-Stone Inc., 2002

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