Voyage Pittoresque ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile (Picturesque
Journey or Description of the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily) [vol. 2]

1782

Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non (author)

Associated Names
Jean-Claude-Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non

Author, French, 1727 - 1791

This is a painting of two classical figures. One figure is seated on a chariot holding a scepter, and the other is standing with a torch and a vessel. The scene is set against a dark background and the figures are rendered in an orange hue, resembling ancient Greek vase painting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with letterpress title page, letterpress text, and etching and engravings (some with aquatint) on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Accession Number

    1985.61.2661

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1993

  • Wiebenson/Baines 1993, no. 148.

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 82, fig. 8.

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