View of the Pamphili Obelisk | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2012.65
People: Louis Rouhier, French (active c. 1650)
Published by Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi, Italian (1627 - 1691)
Title: View of the Pamphili Obelisk
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Obelisco Panfilio, eretto dalla santita di N S Innocentio X...
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1651
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/340114

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 48.2 x 37.4 cm (19 x 14 3/4 in.)
sheet: 56 x 42 cm (22 1/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: Louis Rouhier sculpsit
inscription: engraved in plate, upper center: ...1651...Jacomo de Rossi formas Rome...

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier, Rome, Italy, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: LeBlanc 1 (?)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Paul E. and Gabriele B. Geier
Accession Year: 2012
Object Number: 2012.65
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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