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Remains of the Temple of Jupiter
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Remains of the Temple of Jupiter

Date1750-1770
Artist/Maker 1721 - 1775
Publisher fl. 1754 - ca. 1764
Maker 1691/1692 - 1765
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving laid paper with no color
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 14 7/8in. (27.9 × 37.8cm)
Other (Plate): 10 × 13 7/8in. (25.4 × 35.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1990-270
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Gio P. Pannini Pinx.t / Remains of the Temple of Jupiter. / Constantine's Column. / S.t Pauls Gate. Mausoleum of one of Jupiters Priests. Temple of Peace. / R. Houston fecit"

Lower right in print: "Printed for / John Bowles and / Son at the Black / Horse in Cornhill"Label TextClassical ruins of Rome with several figures resting on pieces of destroyed masonry.ProvenanceBefore 1990, Bookpress, Ltd. (Williamsburg, VA); 1990-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).