The Villas of the Ancients Illustrated, published 1728

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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

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.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1985.61.466

Artists / Makers

Pierre Fourdrinier (artist) French, c. 1720 - 1758

Robert Castell (artist) British, died 1728

Robert Castell (author) British, died 1728

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Inscription

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

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Millard, Mark Jacob

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.