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Creator:
Print made by unknown artist
Published by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794
Published by Robert Wilkinson, 1758–1825
Title:
The Entrance into the Temple of the Sun in Palmira from the East
Additional Title(s):
L'entrie du Temple du Soleil dans Palmira du côté de l'Orient
Date:
between 1780 and 1815
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving on laid paper
Dimensions:
Plate: 11 × 15 inches (27.9 × 38.1 cm), Sheet: 12 1/2 × 18 inches (31.8 × 45.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

1. Great Arch. 2. One side of the long Portico which terminate upon the Arch. 3. A Sepulchre. 4. A Temple. 5. The Cell of a Temple and part of it's peristyle, & c. -- Printed for Rob't Sayer No.53 in Fleet Street, Carington Bowles, No.69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, & Robert Wilkinson in Cornhil

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1995.13.48
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
arch | architectural subject | clouds | ruins | temple
Associated Places:
Asia | Middle East | Palmyra | Syria | Tudmur
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4630
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