Egyptian Priest, from Madame de Pompadour's ""Suite of Prints""

ca. 1755

23.8 cm 37 cm

Citation Source image

The intaglio depicted here was carved by Guay during a visit to Rome. The priestly figure comes from a relief at the Vatican, but the Greek inscription, which is actually meaningless, was invented by Guay to make the gem look like an antique. The re-imagination of the carved s...

Drawing

id
id
95503
contentType
contentType
print
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, ca. 1755. Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1895; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
1
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_92.548.53_107_DD_sap.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_92.548.53_107_DD_sap.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CPS_92.548.53_107_DD_sap.jpg
imageCount 1
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/92.548.53