The Villas of the Ancients Illustrated
published 1728
Artist, French, c. 1720 - 1758
Artist, British, died 1728
Author, British, died 1728
Artwork overview
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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
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Credit Line
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund
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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
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