Tower of the Scipios, Tarragona - Original Laborde Engraving - 1810
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Original 1810 engraving of the Tower of the Scipios, a Roman funerary monument raised beside the road that left Tarraco to the northeast. The title printed at the foot, in Spanish, French and English, calls it Sepulcro antiguo, llamado en el pais, Sepulcro de los Escipiones.
Original 1810 engraving of the Tower of the Scipios, a Roman funerary monument raised beside the road that left Tarraco to the northeast. The title printed at the foot, in Spanish, French and English, calls it Sepulcro antiguo, llamado en el pais, Sepulcro de los Escipiones.
Drawn by Alexandre de Laborde himself and engraved by the architect Louis-Pierre Baltard for the Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne. The monument forms part today of the archaeological ensemble of Tarraco, a World Heritage Site.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Alexandre de Laborde (1773-1842).
Engraver: Louis-Pierre Baltard (1764-1846).
Date: 1810-1811.
Source: Alexandre de Laborde, Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne.
Dimensions: Plate mark 18.5 x 15.0 in (47 x 38 cm).
Condition: Good. Mounted in a mat.
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Original 1810 engraving of the Tower of the Scipios, a Roman funerary monument raised beside the road that left Tarraco to the northeast. The title printed at the foot, in Spanish, French and English, calls it Sepulcro antiguo, llamado en el pais, Sepulcro de los Escipiones.