Monument élevé a La Gloire de Pierre-le-Grand, ou Relation de Travaux et des Moyen Mechaniques qui ont été Employés pour Transporter à Pétersbourg un Rocher de Trois Millions Pesant, Destiné à Servir de Base à la Statue équestre de cet Empereur Avec un Examen Physique et Chymique du Même Rocher
1777
Author, Greek, died 1782
Artist, French, 1748 or 1750 - 1823
Artist, French, born 1757
Artist, French, 1698 - 1776
Artist After, French, 1716 or 1719 - 1794
Artist After, French, active 1777
Marin Carburi de Ceffalonie (author)
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
bound volume with letterpress title page, letterpress text, and woodcut head- and tail-pieces plus 12 etching and engravings (5 folding, 7 double-page, versos blank)
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
page size: 43 x 27.9 cm (16 15/16 x 11 in.)
overall size (volume closed): 43.8 x 29 x 2.4 cm (17 1/4 x 11 7/16 x 15/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1985.61.463
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Lucien Goldschmidt, New York); Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1993
Wiebenson/Baines 1993, no. 48.
Markings
Binder's stamp: A. Milne Forres