Inventor of Greek Figures, Plate 10

1771 Image: 23.8 x 16.7 cm (9 3/8 x 6 9/16 in.); Plate: 27 x 18.4 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); Sheet: 41.9 x 28.1 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.) Source image
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Poking fun at the vogue for classical antiquities that gripped Enlightenment Europe, French architect Ennemond Alexandre Petitot portrayed himself as an elaborately dressed Greek statue in a drawing on which this print is likely based. The popularization of classical elements...

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