Object details
Object number
P33s65.2
Creator(s)
Title
The Remains of the Great Temple in Palmira, from the West End to the Entrance, from the Series "The Magnificent and Surprizing Edifices of Palmira, Balbec, Athens, and Rome"
Date
1753-1764
Medium
Etching
Publication Place
London
Dimensions
18 x 26.5 cm (7 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed (upper right, outside image): 2.
Printed (upper left, above colonnade): 5
Printed (right of center, above colonnade): 4
Printed (lower left, outside image): 1. The Temple of the Sun. / 2. The Great [Co]lumn. / 3. The ---
Printed (lower center, outside image): The Remains of the GREAT TEMPLE in PALMIRA (sic), from the West end, to the Entrance. / London Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Printed (lower right, outside image): 4. One Side of the long Portico. / 5. Columns which still support a con- / siderable part of their Entablature.
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Vatichino
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