The Villas of the Ancients Illustrated

published 1728

Pierre Fourdrinier

Artist, French, c. 1720 - 1758

Robert Castell

Artist, British, died 1728

Robert Castell

Author, British, died 1728

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: ill: 13 engravings (3 folding, 4 full-page, 6 double-page, versos blank), the 3 folding and 4 full-page by Pierre Fourdrinier, rest unsigned, various etched head- and tail-pieces

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    page size: 49.1 x 35.7 cm (19 5/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 50.2 x 37.4 x 3.8 cm (19 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.61.466

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ownership inscription of Richard Diodge; Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 72 (Laurentium), repro.

Bibliography

1998

  • Middleton et al. 1998, no. 11.

Inscriptions

on flyleaf, across top in pen and brown ink: Rich.d Doidge


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