Tomb of the Scipios, Tarragona - Hand-Colored Laborde Engraving - 1810
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Original 1810 engraving, hand-colored, of the tomb or Tower of the Scipios, a Roman funerary monument beside the ancient Via Augusta, a few kilometers from Tarragona. The engraved caption reads, in Spanish, French and English: "SEPULCRO antiguo, llamado en el pais SEPULCRO de los ESCIPIONES".
Original 1810 engraving, hand-colored, of the tomb or Tower of the Scipios, a Roman funerary monument beside the ancient Via Augusta, a few kilometers from Tarragona. The engraved caption reads, in Spanish, French and English: "SEPULCRO antiguo, llamado en el pais SEPULCRO de los ESCIPIONES".
It is one of the three best preserved Roman tower tombs in the peninsula, together with the Torre Ciega of Cartagena and the Torre de Hércules of Villajoyosa, and forms part of the archaeological ensemble of Tarraco, a World Heritage Site. The engraving, drawn by Laborde himself, records the toga-clad reliefs and the central inscription with archaeological intent.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Alexandre de Laborde (1773-1842).
Engraver: Louis-Pierre Baltard (1764-1846).
Date: 1810-1811.
Source: Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne, published in four volumes between 1806 and 1820 under the patronage of Godoy.
Dimensions: Plate mark 18.5 x 15.0 in (47 x 38 cm).
Condition: Good. Sheet with wide margins and the slight yellow tone natural to the paper.
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Original 1810 engraving, hand-colored, of the tomb or Tower of the Scipios, a Roman funerary monument beside the ancient Via Augusta, a few kilometers from Tarragona. The engraved caption reads, in Spanish, French and English: "SEPULCRO antiguo, llamado en el pais SEPULCRO de los ESCIPIONES".