Tomb of the Scipios, Tarragona - Alexandre Laborde - Antique print 1810.
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Original hand-colored engraving by Alejandro Laborde (Alexandre Laborde) of the Tower of the Scipios. The Tower of the Scipios (in Catalan, Torre dels Escipions) is a funerary tower built in Roman times near Tarraco, an ancient Roman city that corresponds to the present-day city of Tarragona (Spain). The Tower of the Scipios is one of the elements of the "Archaeological Complex of Tarraco", declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Provenance: Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne. It was a travel book by the Frenchman Alexandre de Laborde, published in four volumes between 1806 and 1820. Alexandre Laborde's 'Picturesque Journey' helped spread the romantic vision of Spain abroad. The patron of the work was Godoy. It contains first-hand archaeological data and beautiful English-style landscapes.
Artist: Alexandre Louis Joseph, Marquis de Laborde (1773 - 1842).
Engraving by: Louis-Pierre Baltard (9 July 1764 – 22 January 1846).
Print dimensions: 47 x 38 cm.
Date: 1810-1811.
Good condition
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Original hand-colored engraving by Alejandro Laborde (Alexandre Laborde) of the Tower of the Scipios. The Tower of the Scipios (in Catalan, Torre dels Escipions) is a funerary tower built in Roman times near Tarraco, an ancient Roman city that corresponds to the present-day city of Tarragona (Spain). The Tower of the Scipios is one of the elements of the "Archaeological Complex of Tarraco", declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Provenance: Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne. It was a travel book by the Frenchman Alexandre de Laborde, published in four volumes between 1806 and 1820. Alexandre Laborde's 'Picturesque Journey' helped spread the romantic vision of Spain abroad. The patron of the work was Godoy. It contains first-hand archaeological data and beautiful English-style landscapes.
Artist: Alexandre Louis Joseph, Marquis de Laborde (1773 - 1842).
Engraving by: Louis-Pierre Baltard (9 July 1764 – 22 January 1846).
Print dimensions: 47 x 38 cm.
Date: 1810-1811.
Good condition