The Remains of the Great Temple in Palmira seen from the West

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The Remains of the Great Temple in Palmira seen from the West
The Remains of the Great Temple in Palmira seen from the West
Printseller (British, 1724 - 1793)
Printseller (British, 1725 - 1794)
Printseller (British, 1768 - 1825)
Dateunknown
MediumHand-colored engraving on paper
DimensionsComposition: 10 in. × 14 3/4 in. (25.4 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 12 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (32.4 × 44.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971, in memory of his parents
Object number1992.67
Not on view
DescriptionCopper engraving with hand coloring
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Provenance 1992: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of William G. Roehrick
Signature Signed in typeset at lower center: Printed for Carrington Bowles No. 69 in St. Pauls Church yard, _Robert Wilkinson _ in Cornhil, & R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane in Fleet Street.
Inscribed Inscribed in ink at upper right: Bhum [illegible]; in pencil at lower right corner: A; in typeset at lower left corner: 1. The Temple of the Sun. / 2/ The great Column. / 3/ The Arch. / 4. One side of the long Portico.; in typeset at lower right corner: 5. Columns which still support / a considerable part of their / Entablature. / 6. A Building erected by the Turks.; entitled in typeset at lower left center: The Remains of the GREAT TEMPLE in PALMIRA / seen from the West.; inscribed in typeset at lower cecnter: Printed for Carrington Bowles No. 69 in St. Pauls Church yard, -Robert Wilkonson- in Cornhil, & R. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane in Fleet Street.; in typeset at lower right center: Les Ruins du GRAND TEMPLE dans PALMIRA / du coté de l'Occident.; in pencil on verso at upper center: 8
The Entrance into the Temple of the Sun in Palmira from the East
The Entrance into the Temple of the Sun in Palmira from the East
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Medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper
Object number: 1992.68
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